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Conclave Update: Cardinals React as Convicted Becciu Exits Pope Election
A significant shift in the landscape of the upcoming papal conclave occurred this week as Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, ...
Conclave to select next pope soon with highest number of cardinals ever - AP Explains
Catholic cardinals set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting ...
Religion News Service on MSN1d
Some cardinals hope for a short conclave as they narrow in on candidates
Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...
Englewood native, Cardinal Gregory, prepares for largest-ever papal conclave
The first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago's South Side, will be there for ...
National Catholic Reporter18h
Conclave roundup: Conservative cardinals attack Pope Francis' legacy in US and Italian media
Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.
Forget the conclave, cardinals are already negotiating in Rome’s pizza parlours
As cardinals prepare to enter the Sistine Chapel in a few days to elect a new pope, they are engaged in intense discussions ...
National Catholic Register1d
College of Cardinals Ask for Prayers Ahead of May 7 Conclave
As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.
The Boston Globe3d
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they ...
Conclave: What time will we see black or white smoke? Past elections give clues
Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.