The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

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Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

IN just a few hours, the doors of the Sistine Chapel will be shut for the first vote of the papal conclave to elect the ...

- The ballots and any handwritten notes made by the cardinals are then destroyed, burnt in a stove in the chapel, which emits ...

This is the most famous sign that a new pope has been elected. News organisations around the world will be watching live ...

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready to host the cardinals who will gather on Wednesday for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88. When the conclave ...

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...

Secret and rigorous voting ritual to elect a new pope set to begin - While cardinals this week said they expected a short ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.