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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 ...
Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome
The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...
'Pope Trump' jokes spark outrage and late-night gags as cardinals gather in Rome
The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...
Conclave to select new pope begins May 7 in Vatican City. What New Yorkers should know
A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...
At Mass in housing projects and tourist hotspots, Romans pray next pope focuses on poverty and peace
At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...
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Guatemala’s cardinal trusts migration will be a priority for next pope as he readies for conclave
Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...
Formal mourning period for Pope Francis ends as secret conclave prepares to choose new pope
The formal mourning period for Pope Francis is over as a secret conclave prepares to choose a new pope. The feeling of ...
Faithful in contrasting neighbourhoods in Rome await the conclave
At Sunday mass in a parish next to Rome’s most notorious public housing complex and in one of the city’s most historic ...