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What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal electors to leave the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process.
These contrasted dynamics have fostered the emergence of three main blocks that will shape the voting cardinals’ approach to the conclave. The reformist or “pro-Francis” bloc seeks continuity with ...
The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date ...
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming ...
The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...
There are 135 cardinals under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a papal election. By contrast, 115 cardinals took part in ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...
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