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The meeting of the College of Cardinals, where the next head of the Catholic Church will be selected, is scheduled to take ...
Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?
Right now, everything is secret,’ Madagascar Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana said. ‘It’s the moment for prayers right now.’ ...
Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...
5. Prayer is a work of mercy. Praying for the living and the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. When we pray for the cardinal ...
Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...
Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...