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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first American pope in history, will go by Leo XIV. Here's a look at the scenes across Rome and nearby countries after white smoke poured from the chimney.
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Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
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While cardinals were electing Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, a group of Philadelphia students were selecting a pontiff of ...
The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican ...
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 ...
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