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Welcome to America magazine’s Conclave Podcast. Our editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next ...
Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...
The conclave that begins Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican ...
Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.
Teobaldo Visconti became pope Gregory X in September 1271. But the longest conclave in more recent times was that of 1831, ...
There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99.
“I believe the Holy Spirit always intervenes in the choosing of the next pope,” the Rev. Halmar Adolis Calix, a priest from ...
If you’re a fan of political thrillers, you may have already seen 2024’s “Conclave.” The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes, ...
Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...
As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...
A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...