These candidates, known as “papabile,” have what are regarded to be the qualities to be pope. While any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible, only cardinals have been selected since 1378.

The cardinal electors had gathered in the Pauline Chapel in silent prayer before proceeding to the 15th-century Sistine Chapel, where tables and chairs were laid out beneath Michelangelo's frescoes.

ST. LOUIS – Not once, but twice this year, photos of St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina seemingly donning Cubs gear have taken the internet by storm. The latest such photo emerged over the ...