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Cardinals gather at Vatican to elect next pope

ABC News · 10m

Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals gather at Vatican to elect next pope

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of the available votes.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Cardinals to begin the solemn and secret voting ritual to elect a new pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 2h

What's a cardinal? The 'princes' of the Church electing a new pope

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. There were 135 cardinal electors when Pope Francis died, but two are not attending the conclave,

Pre-conclave cardinal meetings come to an end

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station. The future Pope Benedict XVI said the Holy Spirit acted like a good educator in a conclave, allowing cardinals to freely choose a pope without dictating the precise candidate.

Seattle Times · 11h

AP PHOTOS: Pre-conclave cardinal meetings come to an end

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings before they enter the conclave to elect a new pope. They are trying to identify someone who can follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible

Cardinals meet for last preparations before conclave to pick new pope

The College of Cardinals has gathered in the Vatican for the final meeting before the conclave to elect a new pope begins. All cardinals in the Catholic Church are allowed to participate one last time in the so-called General Congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday.

5hon MSN

A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week

And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

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Cardinals choosing the next pope have been offered a dossier on candidates – with a subtext

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

11hon MSN

In choosing a pope, cardinals will call on a partner: The Holy Spirit

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

National Catholic Register5h

Cardinal Czerny Causes Furor With Comments on a Potential African Pope

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

20hon MSN

What's in a papal name? An agenda for the Catholic Church

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

4hon MSN

Wausau church holds special mass to help guide cardinals ahead of Conclave

Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on ...

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Before a new pope, a tug-of-war for the soul of the Catholic Church

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

4hon MSN

From Africa to Asia, the papal race reflects a changing Catholic Church

Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world.

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