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‘Viva il papa!’: Crowds celebrated the election of a new pope. Now they wait to find out who it is
Read full article: ‘Viva il papa!’: Crowds celebrated the election of a new pope. Now they wait to find out who it isRobert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
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What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope
Read full article: What to know about the conclave to elect the next popeOne hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
Read full article: Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opensBlack smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
These papal tailors aren't expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope
Read full article: These papal tailors aren't expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next popeThe conclave that begins Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn't ordered a new cassock for the new head of the Catholic Church.
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
Read full article: When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.