Catholic Review
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican
As French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to the world May 8 that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost had been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, Archbishop William E. Lori and several of his closest advisors appeared visibly stunned.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The 133 cardinals decided May 8 after less than a day of voting on a new pope to lead the Catholic Church.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
The smoke meant that the 133 cardinals in the conclave had not given one candidate at least 89 votes, the two-thirds necessary for the election of a pope.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Vatican, World News
It is not just people who flock to St. Peter’s Square to watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel; some furry, faithful companions have also been waiting it out.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News
While Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is topping the list of “papabili” in the world press, it’s another Filipino that would please advocates and victims of clerical sexual abuse. His name is Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during their morning session May 8.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
Anticipation and excitement were in the air in St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding environs as thousands of faithful and curiosity seekers alike gazed for hours at a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular goal: to elect “a worthy pastor” for the universal church.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Vatican’s approach to security protocols for the papal conclave “sets a gold standard for organizations handling sensitive decisions,” security expert and author Theresa Payton told OSV News.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India, considered a member of the late pontiff’s inner circle, offered OSV News a candid and deeply personal reflection on the late pontiff’s legacy, the pre-election meetings, and the kind of leader the church needs next. The conclave to elect him starts May 7.
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