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Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.
As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...
It’s hard to describe the mood in Vatican City right now. There is great expectation and excitement but also a sense of ...
The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...
Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...
The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...