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Conclave Diary
Father James Martin: The truth about the conclave? Nobody knows anything.
James Martin, S.J.
April 30, 2025
Much of what you hear about who the next pope will be, spoken with enormous confidence by people in the know, is often completely contradictory.
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If there’s no pope, who says whether or not a cardinal is eligible for a conclave?
Colleen Dulle
April 29, 2025
Canon law does not give much specific direction about who can make decisions for the church during the interregnum.
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The prayer Rome needs right now: Come, Holy Spirit.
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
April 28, 2025
The attention of the church now turns decisively to the question of Francis’ successor and the preparations for the conclave that will elect him.
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