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On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, a Latter-day Saint historian and a Catholic archivist discuss how the two religions pick their top leaders.

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From coffee shops to classrooms, Catholic students across America will never forget the moment white smoke signaled the dawn ...

Arlene and I have been blessed to have had many “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences. But aside from marriage, baptism and ...

“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...

The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

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Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

On a Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...