Is ‘Conclave’ Based on a True Story? What to Know About the Real, Secretive Process of Electing the Pope
They are not based on real people. The pope at the beginning of the movie who dies, Pope Gregory XVII, is not a real pope. He ...
Pope Francis pictured for first time since being hospitalised with pneumonia
Pope Francis has been pictured for the first time since he was hospitalised over a month ago. The Pontiff has been in ...
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013. Gregory was 88 when he stepped down in ...
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As Catholics Pray for Pope Francis, Cardinals Are Divided on the Church’s Future
Voting Under ‘Lock and Key’ In 1274, Pope Gregory X established the basics of the conclave system still used today – most importantly, that cardinals would be completely isolated and confine ...
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Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Chicago-born Wilton Gregory was appointed the first African American cardinal in 2020 by Pope Francis. Until his January retirement, Cardinal Gregory was archbishop of Washington, D.C. Gregory ...
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Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Prevost is one of 137 special bishops able to vote to elect a new pope. And Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, the socially progressive archbishop of Washington, D.C., until retiring in January ...