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Process To Elect New Pope Begins As Cardinals Converge On Vatican City

Historic developments are unfolding at the Vatican, where preparations are underway for one of the most sacred and closely watched events in the Catholic Church, the Papal Conclave. Cardinals from around the world have gathered in Vatican City to begin the solemn process of electing a new pope after the demise of Pope Francis. This ancient tradition, steeped in secrecy, will take place within the Sistine Chapel. Once the conclave […]

todayMay 7, 2025

Foreign

Conclave To Select New Pope Begins May 7, Vatican Announces

The conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor will begin on 7 May, the Vatican has announced. Some 135 cardinal electors who are under the age of 80 - will take part and vote for the new pontiff. The rituals of the event, held in the Sistine Chapel, are elaborate and date back centuries. So how does the process work? When Pope Francis died, the Catholic Church entered a period known […]

todayApril 29, 2025

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Pope Assassination Plot Foiled By UK Intelligence

A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence, according to his upcoming autobiography. The Pope writes that, after landing in Baghdad in March 2021, he was told an event at which he was set to appear was being targeted by two suicide bombers. Both attackers were subsequently intercepted and killed, he said in excerpts published by Italian newspaper Corriere […]

todayDecember 18, 2024

Foreign

Gaza:Pope Reiterates Calls For Ceasefire

Some fresh comments to bring you from the Vatican City as Pope Francis renewed his call for an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza. The Pope's remarks come hours after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution which also demands a ceasefire. During his audience, Pope Francis added: "May this great suffering for the Israelis and the Palestinians be over". He also urged the immediate release of all Israeli hostages and the […]

todayDecember 13, 2023

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Pope Francis Suggests People In Same-Sex Unions Could Be Blessed

  Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic priests on a “case-by-case” basis, a seeming reversal of previous statements. The Pope made the suggestion in a letter to his harshest critics within the Catholic ranks, written in response to a letter from five conservative cardinals with formal questions – called a “dubia” (Latin for “doubt”) – which is an official […]

todayOctober 3, 2023

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Pope Meets Victims Of Clerical Sexual Abuse In Portugal

Pope Francis has held a private meeting with victims of clerical sexual abuse during a five-day visit to Portugal. In a statement, the Vatican said the gathering had been held on Wednesday in an "atmosphere of intense listening". A report this year concluded that at least 4,815 children had been abused in Portugal and that the Church had sought "systematically" to conceal the issue. At an evening service in Lisbon, the Pope […]

todayAugust 3, 2023