The first day's vote at the Vatican City conclave to elect a new Pope was inconclusive. As of now, there are no front-runners for the office.
Black smoke at the Vatican today means no new Pope just yet. The smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel just before 2 p.m. this afternoon. The Cardinals responsible for picking the next Pope started their day with a Mass before …
The Papal Conclave to elect the new Bishop of Rome has begun at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican. You can follow live updates here.
Dennis Rodman, Basketball Hall of Famer and erstwhile international diplomat, says he plans to return to North Korea in August, but first he reportedly is jetting off to the Vatican in hopes of meeting the new Pope. Seriously.
Tout d'abord, celui des Italiens : ils sont au nombre de 28. Ce groupe pourrait avoir une influence décisive dans l'élection, fort de plusieurs cardinaux de poids : Angelo Sodano, doyen du collège cardinalice et ex-secrétaire d'Etat du Vatican, qui ne …
Conclave in Latin means “locked with a key.” That's exactly what's happening in Vatican City today. The 115 cardinals face excommunication from the Catholic church if they speak, tweet or pass a note to the outside world until a new pope is announced.
The leading contenders for Pope have fallen into two camps, with Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, seen as favoured by those hoping to shake up the powerful Vatican bureaucracy, and Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer favoured by …
Vatican City: From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names from down the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or wretched legacies of the men who have ruled the Vatican. Cardinals gathered in a secret conclave to elect a new …
The first day's vote at the Vatican City conclave to elect a new Pope was inconclusive. As of now, there are no front-runners for the office.
At their final meeting before the opening of the papal conclave tomorrow, the College of Cardinals heard a “brief report” on the Vatican bank. Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, told reporters on …
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