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What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope.
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal electors to leave the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process.
The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a ...
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The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...
This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.
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Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...
Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...
While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...
Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...
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