•Cardinals during the fifth congregation meeting in The Vatican The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican today ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the new pontiff will face before they are locked [&hellip...
•Cardinals attend holy mass at St Peter’s square in Vatican Two Catholic cardinals will miss next week’s conclave to elect a new pope because of health issues, bringing the number of electors expected to 133, the Vatican said today. The Vatican did not name them but a source at the archdiocese of Valencia confirmed to […]
•Cardinals Red-robed cardinals were expected today to pick a date for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis. Dozens of so-called “Princes of the Church” met at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) at the Vatican, with speculation growing that the secretive election process could […]...
Following the death of Pope Francis today Easter Monday, the Catholic Church has entered a period known as sede vacante, which is Latin for “the seat being vacant”. This triggers the centuries-old process of selecting a new pope, reports AFP. With no clear frontrunner, attention has turned to a number of high-ranking cardinals considered poten...
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