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Pope Francis, papal conclave

Conclave to choose a new pope to begin May 7, Vatican says. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

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Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years

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How accurate is the movie ‘Conclave’ on electing a new pope?

PolitiFact’s occasional MovieFact feature reports on the accuracy of nonfiction films, typically comparing their details with historical events. “Conclave” is fictional, but we decided to examine what the movie gets right and wrong about the real process for choosing the next pope.

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How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

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How does the conclave pick a new pope? 8 things to know

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Who will be the next pope? How the papal conclave works

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

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When is the conclave? The Vatican sets date to elect new head after Pope Francis' death

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

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Italians once ruled the Catholic Church. Will they lead it again?

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

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How the Catholic Church Will Pick the Next Pope

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Vatican firefighters install conclave chimney that'll signal new pope

In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

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Cardinals hope for speedy conclave to pick new pope, under Michelangelo's gaze

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

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The media’s fascination with Catholic Church explained

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

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