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How accurate is ‘Conclave’? Where the movie is spot-on and where it takes liberties
As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...
As the Vatican prepares a conclave, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal looms
The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...
From College of Cardinals to Room of Tears, the A to Z of the conclave
The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...
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Cardinal David: Conclave not ‘worldly spectacle’
Even as the Catholic Church observes a nine-day period of mourning after Pope Francis was buried on Saturday, speculations ...
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Cardinal Burke Launches Novena for the Universal Church as Conclave Approaches
The novena to Our Lady of Good Counsel, which will take place in the month of Mary, begins May 1 and runs until May 9.
Convicted fraudster cardinal stripped of papal conclave voting rights insists on participating as Pope Francis lies in state
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was investigated for taking part in an investment scheme involving a property in London, ...
4 of the 10 U.S. cardinals voting in the conclave have Wisconsin ties. Where do they stand?
Wisconsin ties will vote in the papal conclave. None are likely candidates to become the next pope, but nothing is certain.
How the next Pope is chosen
With the funeral now over, attention turns to the conclave, the confidential process through which a new pope will be chosen.