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Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

The president shrugged off backlash to an artificial intelligence-generated image that depicted him as the pope. One expert ...

Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

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When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

President Donald Trump on Monday denied being the source of the AI-generated image of him as the pope that went viral on ...

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...