The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...

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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid his final respects to Pope Francis, describing him as ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

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As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

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The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and ...