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Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate
Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...
Workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during papal conclave
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
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 ...
How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
From the longest and shortest elections to the origin of the required vow of secrecy, here are some facts about the centuries ...
Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel's roof ahead of conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor
The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d
How does the conclave pick a new pope? 8 things to know
The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...
Conclave to choose a new pope to begin May 7, Vatican says. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen.
Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...
When is the conclave? The Vatican sets date to elect new head after Pope Francis' death
The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...
Catholic News Agency20h
2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history
The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 ...
As Papal Conclave to elect new Pope nears, American cardinals discuss state of Catholic Church
The eyes of the world will be on the Vatican next week as the Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope will begin. Two American cardinals discuss the state of Catholicism.