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Dinner Parties, Lobbying. What Goes On Behind Closed Doors To Elect Pope
It was in the period of pre-conclave huddling in March of 2013 that the dinner table lobbying worked and Pope Francis won on the fifth ballot.
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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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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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Diplomacy Likely To Trump Geography In Choice Of New Pope
A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is dropping in Europe.
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Pope Francis' Death: What We Know So Far
Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday at the Vatican aged 88.His funeral is to be held Saturday in the presence of worshippers and dignitaries before a conclave of cardinals is convened to elect a successor.
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Vatican Releases Photo Of Pope Francis In Coffin Ahead Of His Funeral
The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis's residence at the Vatican where he died.
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Pope Francis Death: When The Papacy Was Shifted From Vatican To France
Pope Francis never liked grand titles. He called himself the Bishop of Rome, not the ruler of Vatican City. He carried his own bag, wore simple shoes and asked for prayers more often than he gave blessings
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Pope Francis Had Requested For Simplified Funeral Rites: Report
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and "focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ".
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Explained: What Happens After Pope Dies
The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by cardinals of a new pontiff -- but with a few changes.
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Pope Greets Crowds At Vatican In First Appearance Since Leaving Hospital
Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair to greet crowds.
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Vatican Releases Photo Of Pope Praying From Hospital Suite Chapel
The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more than a month ago to hospital for pneumonia in both lungs.
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"Like Children Waiting To Know About Their Father": Nuns On Calls About Pope
How's Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican's switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope remains hospitalised in Rome.
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Pope Francis Spent A Quiet Night, Says Vatican
Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, said the Vatican on Monday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff thanked doctors for his care during the more than three weeks that he has been hospitalised.
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Pope Sends Breathless Message, Vatican Says Condition "Stable" But "Complex"
Pope Francis's condition remained stable but complex on Friday as he battles pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said, a day after releasing an audio message in which the 88-year-old sounded weak and breathless.
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Ailing Pope Francis "Critical But Stable", Says Vatican
Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed, the Vatican said Tuesday.
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Dinner Parties, Lobbying. What Goes On Behind Closed Doors To Elect Pope
It was in the period of pre-conclave huddling in March of 2013 that the dinner table lobbying worked and Pope Francis won on the fifth ballot.
-
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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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.
-
Diplomacy Likely To Trump Geography In Choice Of New Pope
A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is dropping in Europe.
-
Pope Francis' Death: What We Know So Far
Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday at the Vatican aged 88.His funeral is to be held Saturday in the presence of worshippers and dignitaries before a conclave of cardinals is convened to elect a successor.
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Vatican Releases Photo Of Pope Francis In Coffin Ahead Of His Funeral
The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis's residence at the Vatican where he died.
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Pope Francis Death: When The Papacy Was Shifted From Vatican To France
Pope Francis never liked grand titles. He called himself the Bishop of Rome, not the ruler of Vatican City. He carried his own bag, wore simple shoes and asked for prayers more often than he gave blessings
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Pope Francis Had Requested For Simplified Funeral Rites: Report
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and "focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ".
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Explained: What Happens After Pope Dies
The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by cardinals of a new pontiff -- but with a few changes.
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Pope Greets Crowds At Vatican In First Appearance Since Leaving Hospital
Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair to greet crowds.
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Vatican Releases Photo Of Pope Praying From Hospital Suite Chapel
The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more than a month ago to hospital for pneumonia in both lungs.
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"Like Children Waiting To Know About Their Father": Nuns On Calls About Pope
How's Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican's switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope remains hospitalised in Rome.
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Pope Francis Spent A Quiet Night, Says Vatican
Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, said the Vatican on Monday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff thanked doctors for his care during the more than three weeks that he has been hospitalised.
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Pope Sends Breathless Message, Vatican Says Condition "Stable" But "Complex"
Pope Francis's condition remained stable but complex on Friday as he battles pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said, a day after releasing an audio message in which the 88-year-old sounded weak and breathless.
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Ailing Pope Francis "Critical But Stable", Says Vatican
Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed, the Vatican said Tuesday.
