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Pope Francis' death mourned worldwide as Catholic Church prepares for next chapter
Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.
Who Leads the Catholic Church Between Popes?
Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.
Here's what we know about Cardinal Tobin, New Jersey's LGBTQ champion and papal candidate
He has welcomed LGBTQ individuals and supported the expansion of female leadership in religious roles. Will he be the next ...
Theology expert shares process of choosing new pope for Catholic Church
They will come together and in secret, they will vote by a very precise and rather ancient procedure of voting." ...
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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.
What are the Catholic Church’s rites after a pope dies? How does it elect a new one?
The election of a new leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics is shrouded in secrecy. Cardinals are forbidden from ...
What is a conclave? What you need to know about how the Catholic Church selects popes
After Pope Francis died at the age of 88, many are wondering about the process in which new popes are selected ...
How will the next pope change the Catholic Church?
To become the next pope, the candidate must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals who are under age 80 ...
Cardinal Dolan and New York pray for Pope Francis, head to Rome
The funeral for Francis, the first first Latin American pontiff, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Square in The ...