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Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world awaits white smoke
By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task ...
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The Pyrotechnic Chemistry of the Vatican’s Pope Smoke Signals Explained
Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...
As Vatican staff take oath of secrecy for 2025 conclave, some contentious issues await the new pope
Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...
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As Vatican conclave opens, cardinals urged to choose a pope who seeks unity
VATICAN CITY — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a ...
The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...
Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope
All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...
The Vatican Financial Mess Pope Francis Couldn’t Fix
The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...
The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican ahead of the conclave
There has been a growing coalescence around the idea that Pope Francis's work to radically shake up the workings of the ...