With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what ...

During the upcoming conclave, the cardinal-electors will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in ...

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Although Francis’s predecessor Pope Benedict declared the number of electors should be capped at 120, Francis’s hectic pace ...

The secretive process will see Catholic cardinals vote on who will become the new pope and take the reins of the 1.39 billion ...

Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell will oversee proceedings after he was selected by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo or chamberlain before his death. During the Conclave, cardinals are locked in the ...

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Procedures from the time of death to the beginning of his succession - Some Vatican traditions date back to ancient Rome - ...

Sede Vacante is the period when the papacy is vacant, and the Church is governed by the camerlengo until a new pope is elected.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a "conclave," a ...