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Pope Leo XIV due to hold Mass in Sistine Chapel after becoming first US pontiff
The new Pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the ...
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to ...
Papal conclave live updates: Sistine Chapel doors close as conclave begins
Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...
Cardinal electors to start centuries-old ritual to pick new pope later on Wednesday
As the Vatican prepares to elect a successor to Pope Francis, cardinals from around the world are set to begin the secretive, ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...
Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...
Vatican readies for conclave lockdown
The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest ...
Papal conclave begins in Vatican City
On Wednesday, 133 of the eligible cardinals will process into the Sistine Chapel for the sacred and secretive ritual to elect a new pope.