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Pope Francis, Cardinals and Papal conclave

All Cardinals Who Will Elect New Pope Arrive in Rome Ahead of Conclave

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.

Yahoo · 1h

Cardinals prepare for conclave to elect a new pope

Red curtains have been installed at St. Peter's basilica as part of the preparations to elect the next pope. CBS News New York's Mary Calvi reports as cardinals prepare for their secret election.

ABC News · 1d

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 the new pope will have to face.

Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy

The Philadelphia Inquirer · 1h

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various languages. The cardinals themselves will take their oath on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel, before they cast their first ballots.

NBC New York · 6h

Vatican staff to be sworn to secrecy ahead of conclave

Support staff for the cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday before the conclave starts on Wednesday.

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Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

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Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

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Cardinals urge unity, patience as conclave nears

English Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe signs a baseball for Jason Perash, a Colorado man who stood outside the gates of the ...

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Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter ...

5hon MSN

How Pope Francis shaped the papal conclave to reflect a changing church

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

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The conclave to choose the next pope will be the most geographically diverse in history

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

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Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Al-Monitor6h

Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

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