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Vatican staff must take oath of secrecy — or face Church’s gravest punishment — ahead of Conclave
Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...
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Cardinals prepare to enter conclave with more ideas about their ideal pope than names
Many of the cardinals said that the jury is still out as they are still getting to know one another and where each of them ...
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn
Archbishop of Vienna Experience: Edited the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the compendium of church teaching; member of ...
Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...
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Cardinals' homilies before conclave speak volumes
At churches around Rome on Sunday, the cardinals who will begin their voting for pope on Wednesday made customary visits to ...
The most diverse conclave in the history of the Catholic Church looks to the future
In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...
Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...
Paparazzi, tourists hunt for stray cardinals as papal conclave fever builds
When the pope dies, cardinals become celebrities and Vatican City becomes a zoo as paparazzi stalk the corridors of St. Peter ...