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With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
US Vice President JD Vance’s Vatican visit has made headlines, especially as he was one of the last foreign leaders to meet ...
NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.
After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...
In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.
The Vatican is attracting visitors from all over the world for Pope Francis's funeral but there is one surprising rule every ...
Vatican City, where the Roman Catholic Church is located, is not only famous for being the home of the Pope but also for the ...
The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...