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How the College of Cardinals chose the date for the next conclave
The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...
College of Cardinals to begin conclave on May 7
The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...
The College of Cardinals, Explained
At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...
Convicted cardinal insists he's entitled to vote at conclave to pick next pope
At 76, Cardinal Angelo Becciu is under the age limit of 80 and technically eligible to vote, but the Vatican’s official ...
Pope Francis is remembered as a pope of the people. Read the full homily from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Pope Francis at his funeral, calling him "a pope among the people, with an open heart ...
From College of Cardinals to Room of Tears, the A to Z of the conclave
The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...
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What to expect as the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope
Saturday’s funeral and burial of Pope Francis mark the beginning of nine days of official mourning at the Vatican, with ...
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Over-80 cardinals still have role to play in choosing next pope
The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...
As the Vatican prepares a conclave, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal looms
Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...