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All eyes turn to conclave as Pope Francis tomb opens to public
With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...
Papal Conclave Won’t Fit Into the American Political Framework
The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...
Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis' radical legacy or change course?
Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.
As conclave looms, major Catholic nations may be passed over again
Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...
Some 200,000 Catholic youth flock to St. Peter's to mourn Pope Francis
Ahead of Sunday's service, the young crowds pressed down the main boulevard through Rome towards the Vatican. Shouts of "viva ...
‘Conclave’: A Vatican insider and a Catholic author on Hollywood vs. reality
When the cardinals of the Catholic Church gather to choose the next pope, how close to the movie "Conclave" will it be?
Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...
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‘Conclave’ Fact vs. Fiction: What Does the Hit Movie Get Right and Wrong?
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what the film gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.