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A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.
Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...
When Villanova President Peter M. Donohue asked the Pope if he would be commencement speaker, the Pope replied, "Very funny." ...
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...
Stage one is mining Pope Leo XIV’s social media history. Stage two is his relatives posting screenshots of the family group ...
Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church casted their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key players and ...
President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...
The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...
After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...