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The conclave has started. What to know about the selection of a pope
The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, the Vatican says. The last pope to choose that name was Italian Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope John XXIII, in 1958. Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014.
Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...
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C atholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect ...
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
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With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...
While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...
Sarah Grambling was in third grade the last time the cardinals selected a new pope. "I think the cardinals are going to be a ...
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?
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