No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries, so voting could continue for several days before one of the red-hatted princes...
There were 135 cardinals aged under 80 when Francis died and are thereby eligible to take part in the conclave, but it is not known if all of them wil...
The cardinals will engage in a series of votes, held in secret, until one of them receives the required majority to become the next leader of the Cath...
Cardinals will pick Francis' successor at a conclave next month, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's push for a more open...
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