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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 ...
Convicted cardinal skips conclave to elect new pope after Francis' death
An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the secret conclave ...
What is it like to be part of a conclave?
The Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, shares behind the scene secrets of the conclave as the Vatican and ...
Who is Cardinal Becciu? Why isn’t he participating in the conclave to elect a pope?
Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a ...
How accurate is the movie 'Conclave' about the election of a new pope?
The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...
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 ...
Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced he was withdrawing from participating in ...
Convicted cardinal skips conclave to elect new pope to succeed Francis
An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he would not take part in the secret conclave ...
Graham asks conclave, Catholics to ‘keep an open mind’ about Pope Trump
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked the conclave to “keep an open mind” about making President Trump the next pope. “I was ...