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Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7

USA TODAY · 9m

How long does it take a papal conclave to elect a pope? It depends on the century

For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. In centuries past, they've taken a lot longer.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Catholic Cardinals Meet to Discuss Date of Conclave for New Pope

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date to enter a secret conclave and elect the next leader of the global Church.

The Washington Post · 1d

Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.

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Christianity Today · 18h

How the Catholic Church Will Pick the Next Pope

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Reuters on MSN · 8h

Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?

And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas.As the world's Catholic cardinals meet this week to discuss who should succeed Francis, the deliberations may boil down to a simple choice: Do they want another outsider?

The Des Moines Register · 3d

Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit?

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

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Popes who have served the Catholic Church for the past 100 years: Champions of truth, faith and love

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

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Pope Francis, Who Sought a More Pastoral Church, Laid to Rest in a Majestic Ceremony

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

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Is that real smoke? News of new pope delivered by stoves, chemicals and ballots

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

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Trump sparks massive outrage over 'embarrassing' behaviour at Pope Francis's funeral. Here's what happened

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump recently attended Pope Francis's funeral. But Donald Trump is facing criticism for ...

Global News - Inquirer.net on MSN6h

Pope election: Abuse scandal in focus over search for new pontiff

For decades, the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests was covered up by the Church. But cardinals on Monday listed it ...

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Ultraconservatives are pushing for a pope like them. It might not happen.

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

Axios on MSN9h

What's in a pope's name: Saints, inspirations and a message

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis to become the Catholic Church's 267th pope, his first major decision will be to choose his ...

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Sister Thea Bowman’s sainthood blessed by Pope Francis

It was one of the nun’s traits, aside from her work for racial equality, that Pope Francis saw as worthy of sainthood.

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