The cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence ...

As many as 250 Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican ahead of the start of a conclave Wednesday afternoon to elect a new ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...