The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Students at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School honored Pope Francis following his death as they considered how his ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

It's time for papal predictions, but prediction markets and AI models aren't landing on the same name. Who's accurately ...

As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful ...

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Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...