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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 ...
Conclave: Who are the cardinals? What role do they play in picking the Pope?
Ahead of the conclave to elect the next Pope, cardinals take centre stage. Called the Princes of the Church, they are at the ...
What name the new pope chooses can signal what's ahead
The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...
Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
They seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the 2,000-year-old church credible and relevant ...
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2025 Conclave: How the Catholic Church Will Elect the Next Pope
The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...