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The conclave has started. What to know about the selection of a pope
The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, the Vatican says. The last pope to choose that name was Italian Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope John XXIII, in 1958. Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014.
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, an ally of President Donald Trump, played the role of “kingmaker” in the selection of Pope ...
The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.
In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...
The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...
The new Pope, who has yet to be announced, was selected by a group of 133 cardinals, the highest number ever convened for a ...
In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...
A U.S. bishop offers insight on why many think it's unlikely Catholic cardinals will break with more than two centuries of ...
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