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AP PHOTOS: Day 1 of the conclave at the Vatican to pick the next pope
Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...
The conclave to select a new pope has begun
The Catholic Church has begun the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope Francis ...
The Latest: The conclave to elect a new pope has begun
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...
No pope named as black smoke rises on historic conclave's first day: Live updates
Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn’t elected pope in first vote
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...
Watch live: Chimney of Sistine Chapel watched by crowd in Rome as papal conclave underway
Hundreds of people watched on giant video screens and waited for the first puffs of smoke to learn whether a pope had been ...
Seagulls steal the show on papal conclave livestream. Viewers (and cats) love it.
Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...
New Pope Update: Favorite Emerges to Replace Francis as Conclave Starts
As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...