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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope ...

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As the world awaits the outcome of the papal conclave, all eyes turn to the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, where a centuries-old ritual unfolds.