Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

A new pope to replace Pope Francis will be elected on Wednesday, May 7, and for the first time in history, Rwanda will be represented in the process. Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Archbishop of ...

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All 133 Catholic cardinals eligible to vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome ahead of the conclave beginning this week.

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In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose ...

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VATICAN CITY - All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome ...

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Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...