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History is made with Pope Leo XIV, first-ever pontiff from US: Live updates
The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...
A new pope has been named: White smoke pours from Vatican. Live updates
The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...
Cardinal Pizzaballa: A Global Figure with a Local Focus
Born in 1965 in Northern Italy, Cardinal Pizzaballa has spent over three decades in the Holy Land, where he has become a respected figure in both religious and political circles. His fluency in ...
Conclave live: Wait for new pope goes on as black smoke blows out from Sistine Chapel for second time with cardinals deadlocked on who will succeed Francis
Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...
A Mother's Memories of a Cardinal
In her home in Castel Liteggio, the small hamlet of Cologno al Serio, mother Maria Tadini recounts anecdotes about her son, ...
Who Is The Next Pope? Jerusalem's First-ever Cardinal, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Emerges As Possible Contender
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the world's first Jerusalem-born Cardinal, has burst onto papal succession talk, presenting ...
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White smoke pouring from Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling election of new pope
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...
Conclave LIVE: First American Pope Leo XIV tells crowds 'may peace be with all of you'
Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...
Conclave live: Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, becomes first US-born pope
The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags from many countries in celebration at the arrival of the news ...
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Parsing the words of a 'pope able' cardinal from Jerusalem | Terry Mattingly
When the Latin patriarch heard the Easter Monday news about the death of Pope Francis, he packed his bags. As he departed for Rome, his co-workers sang in Arabic: "May the Lord guide your steps with ...