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 ...

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

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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.

An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before the voting ...

“There are no candidates in a conclave,” David, the bishop of Kalookan, told reporters on Tuesday after a Mass for the soul of Francis at the Kalookan Cathedral.

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 ...

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 ...