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Papal conclave 2025

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  4. Cardinals attend a mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff, prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on 7 May 2025.

    How much does the conclave cost?

    As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, questions loom over the financial burden of the conclave on the Vatican’s struggling budget—an event costing millions…

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  5. What does a pope do?

    What does a pope do?

    As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, questions loom over the financial burden of the conclave on the Vatican’s struggling budget—an event costing millions…

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  7. Papal election on Participating at the 11th General Congregation of the College of Cardinals, which focused on migration, synodality and unity ahead of the conclave, were 170 Cardinals, including 133 Cardinal electors.

    New pope to choose symbolic name

    As the conclave nears, cardinals must choose a name steeped in centuries of legacy — from saints to scandals, every papal moniker carries a message. What will…

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  8. Italian cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (C) attends a mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on 28 April 2025. Catholic cardinals meeting on April 28, 2025, have set 7 May as the starting date for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, the Vatican spokesman said.

    Cardinals enter conclave to elect new pope

    As 133 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel to choose Pope Francis’s successor, the world watches a historic and secretive vote that could shape the…

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  9. Papal election on Participating at the 11th General Congregation of the College of Cardinals, which focused on migration, synodality and unity ahead of the conclave, were 170 Cardinals, including 133 Cardinal electors.

    ‘Most spectacular in 50 years’

    The 2025 papal conclave convenes today with 133 cardinals from 70 countries to elect the next pope, following Pope Francis' passing. This conclave is the…

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  10. Cardinal Tagle

    Tagle’s papal bid stirs mixed feelings

    Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a prominent Filipino prelate, is considered a leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis. His compassionate approach and social…

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  11. Up in smoke

    Up in smoke

    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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  15. CARDINAL Luis Antonio Tagle.

    Vatican names Tagle to key conclave post

    Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has been selected by lottery to assist in preparations for the upcoming papal conclave starting 7 May, alongside Cardinals Marx and…

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