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Vatican, Pope Francis and Filipino Cardinal

CBS News on MSN · 20h

Vatican marks final day of mourning for Pope Francis before conclave begins

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis.

Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican prepares for conclave

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

Cebu Daily News on MSN · 1h

Cardinals could pick Tagle, ‘Asian Francis’, as next pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words. Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church’s traditional power base of Europe and came to Rome with an outsider’s view.

Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various languages. The cardinals themselves will take their oath on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel, before they cast their first ballots.

The Washington Post · 3h

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of automatic excommunication

NBC New York · 10h

Vatican staff to be sworn to secrecy ahead of conclave

Support staff for the cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday before the conclave starts on Wednesday.

Smithsonian Magazine1h

Martin Scorsese’s New Documentary Will Feature One of Pope Francis’ Final Interviews

The film focuses on a project founded by the pope that encourages small communities around the world to tell their stories ...

2hon MSN

Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza children

The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed vehicle on ...

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Pope Francis' popemobile being turned into health clinic for Gaza children

Pope Francis' popemobile is being converted into a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced, ...

2hon MSN

Popemobile to serve as Gaza children’s health clinic in Francis’s final wish

The popemobile is set to serve as a Gaza children’s health clinic in a final wish from the late Pope Francis, according to ...

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'A Pope in the tradition of Francis': From New York to Ghana, Catholics hope for continuity at the Vatican

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for ...

TMZ on MSN22h

Pope Francis Timeline, Humble Beginnings to World Leader

Bergoglio was also the first Pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit. He chose not to live in the Papal residence in ...

AFP on MSN17h

Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for church

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said Monday, two days before they ...

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