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The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...
The College of Cardinals that will elect a new pope includes members from far-flung corners of the globe whom Francis named ...
The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...
The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...
At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...
The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...
Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...