ROME — As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal conclave, they’ll chant the plaintive prayer that their forebears have sung for centuries: Veni Creator ...

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Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pope ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

Not just one but two Filipinos are being reported by international media as among the “papabile” or cardinals likely to be ...

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Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The countdown is on to the start of the Papal Conclave. This week, some 133 Cardinals are convening in secret in Vatican City ...