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Vatican staff take oath of secrecy

As Vatican staff take oath of secrecy for 2025 conclave, some contentious issues await the new pope

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 conclave, they will decide.

Yahoo · 7h

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the conclave that’s starting on Wednesday.

MSNBC · 1d

Vatican staff take oath of secrecy ahead of conclave

Dozens of Vatican staff members, including security, housekeeping and maintenance workers, are sworn to secrecy regarding anything they witness during the upcoming papal conclave.

World's eyes turn to Vatican City

6abc Action News · 2h

Papal conclave to elect next pope set to begin in Vatican City | Live updates

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

ABC7 Chicago · 33m

World's eyes turn to Vatican City as papal conclave to elect next pope set to begin

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope.

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Newsweek on MSN · 4h

Conclave to Elect New Pope: How to Watch Live

A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

Vatican Alters Birth Records for Two African Cardinals

MSNBC · 2h

Final Countdown to the Conclave: Cardinals move into Vatican residence

Cardinals are preparing for the start of the Conclave tomorrow where they will decide who will be the next Pope. Vatican Correspondent at the National Catholic Reporter Christopher White joins Chris Jansing to share more details on the election.

The Washington Post · 14h

Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pope

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Vatican Alters Birth Records for Two African Cardinals Ahead of Conclave

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

Vatican Faces a Defining Moment

Time on MSN · 1h

The Vatican Faces a Defining Moment as Cardinals Prepare to Choose a New Pope

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more conservative path?

Reuters · 3h

Vatican prepares Sistine Chapel for cardinals to vote on new pope

The conclave to elect a new Catholic pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7) afternoon, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote on who should be the next leader of the 1.

Yahoo · 1d

How to watch the Vatican live as cardinals vote for the next pope

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican News.

3hon MSN

No phones, no news — only God and church politics as Catholic elders choose Francis' successor

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

Catholic News Agency9h

MAP: Key Vatican locations to know about as the conclave begins

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

5hon MSN

Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

1don MSN

Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Catholic News Agency8h

Vatican honors 167 Catholics killed in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lankan archbishop announces that 167 Catholics killed in the Easter bombings of 2019 will be included on list of ...

9hon MSN

What's in a papal name? An agenda for the Catholic Church

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

2don MSN

A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

1don MSN

Who could be the new Pope? The cardinals who might become the next head of the Catholic Church

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

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