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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 ...
Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...
What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope Francis' successor
The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
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 ...
Journalists swarm cardinals at the Vatican gates as they meet to plan a conclave
Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by ...
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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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The process to select a new pope has already begun. Cardinals are meeting almost daily in pre-conclave gatherings
In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...
A series of ancient traditions rule the pope's funeral and conclave
The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...