VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of Francis’ successor.

In Conclave, it falls to Ralph Fiennes’s Cardinal Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals, to preside over the proceedings.But our real-life dean, 91-year-old Giovanni Battista Re, is too ...

How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate. Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than many ...

(RNS) — Although overtly campaigning to be pope is discouraged and would be counterproductive, the cardinals do a lot of politicking in private prior to the conclave. pope-death-conclave ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they will be sealed off from the world.

Four candidates have a more than a 10 percent probability, bookmakers show. U.S. World; ... The conclave begins Wednesday with 135 eligible cardinals—those under the age of 80—gathering in the ...

The papal conclave – a group of about 130 cardinals who will vote in secret to choose the successor of Pope Francis – will begin on May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. During his 12 years of ...

The conclave will begin on May 7 and continue until a new pope is selected. Who votes for a pope? Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave.

The Papal Conclave Revealed One Candidate For Pope Resembled A Character From The Sopranos, And Of Course, The Internet Has Jokes. News. By Mick Joest published 9 May 2025 I can see it.

Until recently, Conclave was streaming on Peacock. However, because of its pending move to another streamer, Conclave was unavailable to stream on the day Pope Francis passed away. As of Tuesday ...

To begin the Conclave process, there is a special morning mass, after which the 135 cardinals of voting age would gather inside the exquisitely decorated Sistine Chapel – home of all the Papal ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they will be sealed off from the world. But that doesn’t stop people trying ...