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The conclave has started. What to know about the selection of a pope
The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, the Vatican says. The last pope to choose that name was Italian Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope John XXIII, in 1958. Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014.
Did the conclave choose a new pope today? What the black smoke means
A new leader of the Catholic church is expected to be chosen in the coming days following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. The beloved Argentinian pope died from a cerebral stroke followed by heart failure. After his April 26 funeral and burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the Catholic Church began a nine-day mourning period.
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...
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C atholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect ...
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...
While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?
American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they ...
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