2 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Black smoke on second round of voting, no pope elected

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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3 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals begin 2nd day of voting

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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4 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals to begin 2nd day of voting

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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13 h. ago Papal conclave: Eventual new pope's chosen name may signal what's ahead

As Catholics around the world wait for a new pope to be voted in, they also are also waiting to see what name the new pontiff chooses.

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16 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals retire after no pope chosen on 1st day

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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16 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, no pope chosen

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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18 h. ago Live updates: Cardinals sequestered in Sistine Chapel as papal conclave begins

Live updates: Cardinals sequestered in Sistine Chapel as papal conclave begins  The Washington Post

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19 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Sistine Chapel doors close as conclave begins

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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20 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals take oath of secrecy ahead of conclave

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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24 h. ago Papal conclave, process to elect next pope, begins at the Vatican

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on Wednesday.

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25 h. ago SCOTUS upholds Trump's transgender military ban. And, the papal conclave begins

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to start executing its ban on trans military service members. And, the conclave to elect the Catholic Church's new leader begins today.

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26 h. ago Election process for next pope commences with papal conclave

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on Wednesday.

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29 h. ago Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals gather at Vatican to elect next pope

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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32 h. ago WATCH: David Muir shares new images inside the Vatican ahead of papal conclave

With the eyes of the world on St. Peter’s Square ahead of the secretive conclave to elect the next pope, David Muir shares new images from inside the Vatican and reports on the historic event.

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39 h. ago This priest has focused on the LGBTQ community. Here's what he thinks of the conclave

Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic church more open to the LGBTQ community than ever. On the eve of the papal conclave, Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what happens now.

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63 h. ago Lifting the curtain on the conclave with author Robert Harris

As the world waits for the papal conclave to get underway, Scott Detrow speaks with Robert Harris, the author who dramatized the process in the book Conclave.

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64 h. ago The issues that are front of mind for cardinals as they prepare for the conclave

As the papal conclave is approaching, who are the cardinal electors who will decide on the next pope? And what are their priorities?

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5 d. ago Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, bureaucratic hand on the church’s wheel.

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1 week ago Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ says papal nuncio to United States

Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ says papal nuncio to United States  Catholic Standard

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2 w. ago Word of the Week: The papal 'conclave' is secretive. The word's origin explains why

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures the public's curiosity.

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