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It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Pope Leo XIV, in one of his first personnel appointments, names Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the Catholic Church’s new pope. His election was announced by the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, with the newly elected pope stepping out to address those gath ...

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that ...