Photo Gallery: Vatican Conclave
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Mass ahead of the start of the conclave is over
A morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica has concluded, allowing the cardinals who will elect the next pope to return to their residences for a few hours ahead of the conclave. Later in the afternoon, the Vatican has said that all communications around the Holy See will be jammed as they ...
Senior cardinal urges conclave voters to pick a pope who seeks unity ahead of secret voting ritual
VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a morning Mass before opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith's ...
What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a conclave starting Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic ...
What name the new pope chooses can signal what’s ahead
ROME (AP) — The first clue of the next pope's direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement "Habemus Papam" — "We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff's baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his ...
Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave
ROME (AP) — Next week's conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions. But far from the Sistine Chapel where cloistered cardinals will cast votes, people are placing bets on who will be ...