Soon after, on March 29, the pontiff was readmitted into the hospital with difficulty breathing. On April 21, the day after ...

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A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene to elect ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new leader at a papal conclave. However, a papal conclave does not necessarily ...

Most internal promotions don’t get this much attention. Most job selection processes don’t have centuries of history behind them — and few, if any, have a special name. But then, most job selections ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

VITERBO, Italy, April 18, 2005 — -- In the 13th century, most popes preferred to live in the medieval village of Viterbo, located in central Italy. At the time, the town was far removed from the ...

In just a matter of hours, the College of Cardinals will gather to cast their first vote on a new pope, but don't expect a winner to be chosen today. By now, you've probably read a lot about the ...