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A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
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The Catholic Church faces an uncertain conclave with a crowded field of candidates
The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear ...
Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...
Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis
There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.
Cardinals choosing the next pope have been offered a dossier on candidates – with a subtext
When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...
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Cardinal Czerny Causes Furor With Comments on a Potential African Pope
Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...
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 ...
The media’s fascination with Catholic Church explained
Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...