Tag: Cardinals
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Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope
A plume of thick black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling that the cardinals locked inside have not yet chosen a new pope in their first round of voting.
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Cardinals enter secretive conclave to elect the 267th pope
Today, cardinals will begin the Conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. This historic gathering will determine the 267th leader of the Catholic Church and the head of the Vatican State.
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New Pope: Cardinals in closed-door session ahead election
The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their 9th in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the new pontiff will face before they are locked into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for the…
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Pope holds two days closed-door meetings with cardinals over future direction of church
Following concern about the future direction of the church, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis, Tuesday, wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings with about 180 cardinals. The closed-door meetings were with many cardinals young enough to elect a future pontiff. Among the issues discussed at…
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Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals
Pope Francis announced the appointment of 13 new cardinals on Sunday, including archbishops from the U.S., Rwanda and the Philippines. The appointments will be formalised in a consistory, a meeting of cardinals, on Nov. 28, the pontiff said during his Sunday Angelus message. Nine of the appointees are under 80, and as long as they…