The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary assembly (called general congregations) in the Vatican decided the date this morning, April 28.
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Cardinal Becciu will not participate in conclave following dispute over right to vote
Cardinal Becciu issued a statement the morning of April 29 saying, “I have decided to obey—as I have always done—the will of Pope Francis not to enter the conclave, while remaining convinced of my innocence.”
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The three surprises of Pope Francis’ funeral
Francis has always been known as “the pope of surprises.”
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Full text: Funeral homily for Pope Francis
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re’s homily for the funeral of Pope Francis.
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A final goodbye to my friend, Pope Francis
My wife and I lost a friend on earth, Gerard O’Connell writes, but we now have a friend in heaven.
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Pope Francis appears to crowds on Easter Sunday after brief meeting with JD Vance
Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday to give the Urbi et Orbi blessing—to the city of Rome (“urbi”) and to the world (“orbi”)—but he also drove among the crowd in his jeep.
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‘Why them and not me?’: Pope Francis after Holy Thursday prison visit
Asked how he was living this Easter period, given his condition and convalescence, Pope Francis replied, “As best I can!”
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Pope Francis will visit a prison ‘in a private way’ on Holy Thursday—if his health allows
Pope Francis, 88, will visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison “in a private way” on Holy Thursday afternoon if his health condition allows it.
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Head of the Jesuits on Trump, Rupnik and the state of the Society of Jesus today
“You don’t do that!” That is what Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, would say to President Trump about his mass deportation of undocumented migrants if he had the opportunity to meet him.
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Pope Francis delegates cardinals to celebrate Holy Week liturgies
Asked whether the pope would meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert who will be in Rome for the Easter weekend, the director of the Holy See Press office said he did not have information on that.