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ROME — They don't have a vote in the election of a pope, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female religious orders ...

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A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

In centuries past, the cardinals slept in corridors and rooms of the Apostolic Palace itself during the conclave ...

With Pope Francis gone, the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads — torn between tradition and the need for radical reform ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...