Wisconsin ties will vote in the papal conclave. None are likely candidates to become the next pope, but nothing is certain.

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JOHANNESBURG: The next pope could, and some analysts say should, come from Africa. Christianity is booming here. More people are becoming Catholics on the continent than anywhere else in the world ...

The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, and yet it is home to one of the world's largest religions: the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, Pope Francis, head of state of Vatican City ...

Pope Francis passed away at 88, prompting discussions about his successor. The selection process involves 138 eligible cardinals under 80 years old voting in a secret conclave at the Sistine ...

TORONTO - Canada’s newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the ...

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Pope Francis’ death early Monday morning has set in motion a weeks-long process of ceremony, ritual and politicking that will culminate with the selection of a new pope by 135 cardinals voting ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny ... the traditional blessing recited at Easter and Christmas before the crowds in the famous piazza. “Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter,” he said into the microphone ...

"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin ... for the first time since Christmas. The Argentine pontiff had ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration ...