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Cardinals arriving for the first day of informal meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates ...
There are 135 cardinals under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a papal election. By contrast, 115 cardinals took part in ...
Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican ...
The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...
The age limit for electors was introduced by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s and was confirmed by Pope John Paul II’s 1996 ...
The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...
The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...
The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the conclave.
From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.