White smoke and an ancient formula: How the world learns a new Pope has been chosen
From color-coded smoke to a Latin proclamation on the balcony, centuries-old traditions still define the moment a new pope is elected.
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From color-coded smoke to a Latin proclamation on the balcony, centuries-old traditions still define the moment a new pope is elected.
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Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope -- but what's the cost of finding a new leader for the Catholic Church?
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The Vatican's papal conclave to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis gets under way on Wednesday. But what exactly does a…
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When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or white smoke to show they have…
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And now, just when the Catholic Church is grieving a beloved pope and preparing for a new one, here he comes smirking in white robes and likely wondering if he…
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Diocese of Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy has called on the faithful to pray for cardinal-electors as they begin to gather to elect the next Catholic Church…
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As the conclave to elect a new pope begins Wednesday, the cardinal chosen to succeed Pope Francis will reveal his papal name in Latin — a centuries-old…
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Cardinals from around the world will enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secret conclave to elect the next pope, following the death of Pope Francis…
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From the voting of cardinal electors to the burning of ballots in a cast-iron stove dating back to 1939, here’s a look at what happens inside the Sistine…
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From women’s roles to LGBTQ blessings, the next pope will inherit unresolved tensions shaping the future of the Catholic Church.
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All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome on Monday, two days before the start of the conclave today to elect the next head…
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Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle may be one of the favorites to be the next pope, but a Catholic nun who has known him for half a century says she will not pray for…
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Past conclaves had sprung surprises: Pope John Paul II was the first non-Italian to be made pope in five centuries. ‘No one was expecting that, and Pope…
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You don’t have to be working in the news to know that it’s been terrible — planes and helicopters crashing, buses ramming into cars, cars ramming into people.
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With no official campaigning, no published candidates list, and the conclave process cloaked in secrecy, talk of who might succeed Pope Francis remains pure…
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With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the…
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One hundred and thirty-three cardinals — most of them appointed by the late Pope Francis and with an average age of 70 — are set to gather in the Sistine…
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Three Filipino cardinals concelebrated a Mass for the Filipino community in Rome on Sunday, 4 May, ahead of the papal conclave set to begin this week.
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