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Conclave Update: Cardinals React as Convicted Becciu Exits Pope Election
A significant shift in the landscape of the upcoming papal conclave occurred this week as Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, ...
How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...
How smoke works during a conclave
After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...
The American Spectator2h
Some Progressive Cardinals Express Displeasure With Pre-Conclave Meetings
Several cardinals have spoken with an American media outlet to register their dissatisfaction with some of what has been said ...
Catholic Standard8h
7 reasons to pray for the cardinals in conclave
5. Prayer is a work of mercy. Praying for the living and the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. When we pray for the cardinal ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel1h
Ex-Vatican worker says cardinals will be ‘infighting’ over next Pope
He predicted Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa will be the next pope, and will choose the name Francis II.
America Magazine1h
At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem?
The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...
Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new Pope has already started over drinks and dinner in Rome
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.