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Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis
There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.
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Inside the mysterious process of a papal conclave
The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...
America Magazine44m
The rise of religious orders among the conclave’s cardinal electors
Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a ...
Papal conclave: All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome
Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight ...
AP PHOTOS: Pre-conclave cardinal meetings come to an end
The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his ...
Papal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face
Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...
In choosing a pope, cardinals will call on a partner: The Holy Spirit
A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...
2 of 10 U.S. cardinals in pope conclave hail from tristate area
Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...
As Vatican staff take oath of secrecy for 2025 conclave, some contentious issues await the new pope
Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...
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Intrigue and attacks as the papal conclave begins
For this conclave these kingmakers are said to include Timothy Dolan, the conservative archbishop of New York; Jean-Claude ...