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One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...
At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The great wooden doors to the Sistine Chapel have shut behind the 133 red-robed cardinals tasked with electing a successor to Pope Francis. With the Latin invocation, “Extra omnes,” or ‘Everybody out!