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Why can’t a woman be elected Pope of Rome? How is the Vatican’s strict protocol for the papal conclave?
Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.
Cardinals finish pre-conclave meetings in Vatican day before voting for pope starts
The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...
Conclave to pick new pope begins on May 7. But who are the antipopes?
An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.
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Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis
There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.
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Lies, China ties and Macron’s fettuccine: Conclave whisperers seek to sway pope’s election
The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...
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Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy
The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.
Next Pope Update: Four Frontrunners Emerge as Conclave Starts
As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...
What time does the 2025 conclave start? See May 7 schedule
USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...
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Vatican makes last arrangements for papal conclave to choose next pope, AP explains
The Vatican was busy with last-minute arrangements on Tuesday to get ready for the conclave to elect the next pope. Cardinals ...
The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin
As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.
Springfield bishop sees conclave as a ‘time of anticipation, a time of hope’
The Catholic Church is less Eurocentric, with its growth in Africa, South and Central America, and particularly Asia, said ...
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Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the conclave IRL
The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope.