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All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome

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 Europe remains the largest source of cardinals.

Reuters · 4h

Papal conclave: All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.

The Morning Call · 54m

Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the cardinals to choose the leader, which day of the week he’ll be elected, what new name he will decide on, or where his priorities will land on the progressive-conservative scale.

Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy

The Philadelphia Inquirer · 1h

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various languages. The cardinals themselves will take their oath on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel, before they cast their first ballots.

Yahoo · 1h

Vatican staff take oath of secrecy ahead of conclave

Dozens of Vatican staff members, including security, housekeeping and maintenance workers, are sworn to secrecy regarding anything they witness during the upcoming papal conclave.

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A conclave like no other: How papal pick gathering is different this year

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint ...

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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 priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

Scripps News on MSN7h

Anticipation builds as Vatican gears up for historic papal conclave

As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Trump posts AI image of himself as pope, leaving Catholics offended and unamused as conclave nears

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman ...

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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 ...

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Vatican marks final day of mourning for Pope Francis before conclave begins

Sunday marked the end of a formal mourning period in the Catholic Church for Pope Francis, who died April 21 after 12 years ...

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