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Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

The students at Pinecrest Academy, a Catholic school in Forsyth County, excitedly lined the hallways of the school Tuesday morning to be blessed by their new pope: 7-year-old David.

An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...