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Flight Searches For Papal Conclave Surge Over 345%—Here’s What Tourists Can Expect In Rome
On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...
What do Catholics believe? Pope chosen in conclave will lead one of the largest religions.
All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...
Forget the conclave – cardinals are already negotiating in Rome’s pizza parlours
In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals reportedly gathered in Al Passetto di Borgo, a restaurant ...
Papal conclave will last only 2 or 3 days, cardinal predicts
The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...
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Conclave roundup: Parolin's star falls, spotlight on synodality
One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. 14 cardinals offered ...
Conclave to select new pope will begin May 7, Vatican announces
With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
Sistine Chapel sealed: tourists turned away as Vatican gears up for papal conclave
For now, tourists are being turned away from one of Rome’s most iconic sites, as the Vatican transforms the chapel from a ...
Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope.