Conclave live: Catholic cardinals from around the world gather to elect new pope

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 08:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Cardinals meet behind closed doors of Sistine Chapel to decide who should succeed Pope Francis

Cardinals to begin choosing new pope
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The world waits for white smoke: Cardinals prepare for first vote on new Pope TODAY with prayers in the Vatican ahead of sealing themselves off from the outside world for secretive conclave

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 08:05 UTC

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With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis

Cardinals to begin choosing new pope in largest ever conclave

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 03:15 UTC

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Election could be most unpredictable in church’s history with 133 diverse and divided participants in Sistine Chapel

Catholic cardinals from all over the world will begin casting their votes for a new…

Ukraine war briefing: Hegseth’s sudden arms halt ‘cost US up to $2.2m’ – report

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 00:50 UTC

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Missile attack against Kyiv after deadly strike on Sumy; Zelenskyy seeks ramp-up of drone interceptor development. What we know on day 1,169

The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth stopped arms shipments to …

Women in the Catholic Church: Which way will the next pope go?

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 08:35 UTC

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Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

Abuse victims question if Pope Francis did enough to stop predators

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 05:15 UTC

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A Catholic priest abused Alexa MacPherson for six years. Did Pope Francis do enough on child abuse?

Francis’s popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 15:45 UTC

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Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a ‘vehicle of hope’ to deliver medical aid

Just over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the street…

Pope Francis leaves mixed legacy on role of women in Catholic church

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 12:45 UTC

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He made strides in boosting female workforce in Vatican but also insisted women could never become priests

Just a few days before he died, Pope Francis met nurses and medics from Rome’s Gemelli hospit…

I worked in the Vatican for 18 years – this will be the most unpredictable conclave yet | Ariel Beramendi

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 13:45 UTC

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Will the cardinals follow Francis’s path or return to a more conservative doctrine? The white smoke will tell us which faction has won

Ariel Beramendi worked at the Vatican for 18 years as an officia…

Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 11:20 UTC

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US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new leader after death of Pope Francis

Donald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Cathol…