This process is called a conclave, and it is how the Roman Catholic Church chooses its next pope after a previous pope dies or retires. Here’s what you need to know about the process.

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Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state ...

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Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope Leo XIV — who spent much of his adult life working in Peru — is ...

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Church officials announced his death early Monday. Francis was the 266 th pope in the 2,000-year-old Roman Catholic Church, served for 12 years. Now, the papal conclave – the process to elect a ...