Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

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As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The New York State Catholic Conference blasted Donald Trump for sharing an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope.

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Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are expected to hold the papal election, called a conclave, to choose a new pope ...

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Two Japanese cardinals said Tuesday they plan to attend the conclave to elect the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church ...