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Vatican, Pope Francis and Papal conclave

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 one of the most unpredictable in decades.

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Conclave to choose a new pope to begin May 7, Vatican says. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

CNN on MSN · 3d

Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

The Vatican closes The Sistine Chapel to the public

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The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Sistine Chapel's Conclave Preparations Leave Tourists Shut Out

The chapel's ceilings are adorned with scenes painted between 1508 and 1512 from the Bible's Old and New Testaments. The most famous is "The Creation of Adam", in which God reache

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Papal conclave to take place in majestic Sistine Chapel

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Sistine Chapel. Below are some facts about the chapel: * Named after Pope Sixtus IV and built from 1473-81,

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Giro d’Italia: final stage in Rome dedicated to Pope Francis unveiled

The final stage of the Giro d’Italia, scheduled for Sunday, June 1, will feature a historic passage through Vatican City, ...

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Francis celebrated as ‘pope among the people’ in Vatican funeral attended by massive crowd

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

Former President Joe Biden, Jill Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome

Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be among those attending the April 26 funeral for Pope Francis in ...

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Trump and Zelenskiy meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace

The Ukrainian president said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White ...

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Watch Pope Francis' full funeral video as world mourns late Vatican leader

In a break from tradition, Pope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican at the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis laid to rest after funeral ceremony. Why he wasn't buried in the Vatican

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

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Journalists swarm cardinals at the Vatican gates as they meet to plan a conclave

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the elect ...

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Crowds line up to visit Pope Francis’ tomb in Rome as his last resting place opens to the public

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

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