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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 ...
They don’t have a vote in the conclave, but nuns leading the world’s religious orders gather in Rome
Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female religious orders gathered in ...
Conclave begins this week in Rome
Cardinals from all over the world are gathering in Rome to elect a new pope. The conclave begins on Wednesday.
How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? Fact-checking the movie
The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an ...
Vatican cardinals arrive to resume daily congregations ahead of conclave
Daily congregations resumed in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a successor to Pope ...
Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication
All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...
Final preparations before start of papal conclave
Sunday marks the final day of mourning for Pope Francis. The conclave to select the next pope begins on Wednesday. NBC News’ ...
'It's very unfortunate': Milwaukee archbishop reacts to AI image of Trump as pope as conclave will begin this week
"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...
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 ...