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What to expect as the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope
Saturday’s funeral and burial of Pope Francis mark the beginning of nine days of official mourning at the Vatican, with cardinals leading masses each day. The words of their homilies will be closely examined and analyzed for clues about what’s on their minds as they prepare to elect a new pope.
Cardinals visit Pope Francis’s tomb as they ready to elect his successor
After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and the church ahead of electing his successor, the world’s cardinals gathered at Francis’s tomb to pray.
In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...
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 ...
At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...
From “camerlengo” to “white smoke,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.
The cardinals were invited to visit the pope's tomb and pray vespers, which was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of the basilica.
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried out of St Peter’s Basilica during his funeral, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, ...
Pope Francis' funeral details including a full schedule and what to expect from the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning ...
The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...
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