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A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

The election of the next Pope officially kicks of today as 133 cardinals will take part in the Conclave to find the successor to Pope Francis – but don’t hold your breath waiting for the results.