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No pope named as black smoke rises on papal 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 ...
Conclave sends up black smoke, no pope chosen in first vote
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...
Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave
"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...
Who will be the new pope? Clock ticking down toward historic conclave
Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...
Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope
Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
“Conclave” author on process behind choosing a new pope
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North Texas Catholics eagerly follow conclave, hope for traditional values in new pope
All eyes are on Vatican City as Catholics await the election of a new pope, but some North Texas Catholics are glued to ...