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How White Sox Fan 'Bob' Beat The Odds To Become First US Pope
He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history.
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Robert Francis Prevost Is New Pope, Takes Papal Name Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pope and taking the name Leo XIV.
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White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel, Signalling New Pope Elected
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Conclave Movie Serves As Guidance For Cardinals Voting For Next Pope
Before entering the papal electionsto pick the next pope, several Catholic cardinals reportedly watched the film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, to get a sense of the traditions and political undercurrents of the process.
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He Defied His President's Drug War. Now He Is Helping Choose The Next Pope
Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, known for speaking out against former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, is now one of the electors choosing the next Pope.
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Cardinals Enter Sistine Chapel For Secret Conclave To Elect New Pope
Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before locking themselves away from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church.
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Explained: The 'Highly Secretive Process' To Elect New Pope
During the forthcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Room Of Tears, Fisherman's Ring: What Happens While Electing A New Pope
Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis death.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Career Diplomat Serious Contender To Be Next Pope
A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff.
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Filipino Cardinal, The 'Asian Francis' Is Frontrunner For Papacy
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis".
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Will Cardinals Choose Another Outsider Like Francis To Be Next Pope?
When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas.
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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After Pope Francis's Funeral, All Eyes Turn To Conclave
Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Doves, Deaths And Rations: Papal Elections Over Time
Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.
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Pope Francis Dies: Who Will Be The Next Pope, Some Hints To Watch For
The process to choose a new pope is long and secretive. Most of the world's 252 cardinals are coming to Rome to take part.
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How White Sox Fan 'Bob' Beat The Odds To Become First US Pope
He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history.
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Robert Francis Prevost Is New Pope, Takes Papal Name Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pope and taking the name Leo XIV.
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White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel, Signalling New Pope Elected
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Conclave Movie Serves As Guidance For Cardinals Voting For Next Pope
Before entering the papal electionsto pick the next pope, several Catholic cardinals reportedly watched the film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, to get a sense of the traditions and political undercurrents of the process.
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He Defied His President's Drug War. Now He Is Helping Choose The Next Pope
Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, known for speaking out against former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, is now one of the electors choosing the next Pope.
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Cardinals Enter Sistine Chapel For Secret Conclave To Elect New Pope
Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before locking themselves away from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church.
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Explained: The 'Highly Secretive Process' To Elect New Pope
During the forthcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Room Of Tears, Fisherman's Ring: What Happens While Electing A New Pope
Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis death.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Career Diplomat Serious Contender To Be Next Pope
A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff.
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Filipino Cardinal, The 'Asian Francis' Is Frontrunner For Papacy
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis".
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Will Cardinals Choose Another Outsider Like Francis To Be Next Pope?
When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas.
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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After Pope Francis's Funeral, All Eyes Turn To Conclave
Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.
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Doves, Deaths And Rations: Papal Elections Over Time
Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.
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Pope Francis Dies: Who Will Be The Next Pope, Some Hints To Watch For
The process to choose a new pope is long and secretive. Most of the world's 252 cardinals are coming to Rome to take part.
