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A battle for soul of Catholic Church

USA TODAY on MSN · 2h

A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

Catholic News Agency · 2d

2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

The Washington Post on MSN · 22h

Before a new pope, a tug-of-war for the soul of the Catholic Church

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church.

Conclave, Pope Francis

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 8h

How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? Fact-checking the movie

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an implausible storyline.

Deadline on MSN · 6h

‘Conclave' Author Says Process To Elect New Pope Is "Closest Thing To Real-Life ‘Traitors'"

The forthcoming conclave to select the new Pope has gained a whole new group of interested observers, following the success of Oscar-nominated film Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes. Based on the bestselling 2016 novel by Robert Harris,

cbc.ca on MSN · 10h

The conclave that will elect a new pope is more diverse. Will it also be more unpredictable?

Shepherding the flock may be the classic Christian ideal of leadership, but when the conclave opens on May 7 to choose a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church, forging consensus among the cardinals could prove more akin to herding cats.

Conclave, Vatican

Wall Street Journal · 15h

Real-Life Conclave Rivals Drama of Movie Version

Infighting, smear campaigns, papal letters from beyond the grave: The conclave to elect a new pope is giving the film a run for its money.

ABC News on MSN · 2h

Preparations for the papal conclave begin at the Vatican

The conclave is expected to start the selection of the new pope on May 7.

CBS News on MSN · 3h

Inside the Vatican and the real-life drama behind "Conclave"

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. "Sunday Morning" talks with author Robert Harris and actor Ralph Fiennes.

Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 9h

Philadelphia won’t have a cardinal elector in the conclave deciding the next pope. Here’s why.

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, the former archbishop of Philadelphia, is outside the age cutoff for the conclave to select Pope Francis' successor.

ABC · 2h

Papal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Play Your Cardinals Right: Betting on Next Pope Gains Popularity Ahead of the Conclave

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the cardinals to choose the leader, which day of the week he’ll

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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 ...

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 ...

Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter ...

Catholic News Agency19h

LIVE UPDATES: Cardinals celebrate eighth Novendiales Mass ahead of upcoming conclave

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

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A roofless palace in Italy’s Viterbo hosted the first and longest conclave

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

A Conclave Like No Other

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

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What Happens During a Conclave? Cardinal Timothy Dolan Shares Behind-the-Scenes

The meeting of the College of Cardinals, where the next head of the Catholic Church will be selected, is scheduled to take ...

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Trump posts AI image of himself as pope, leaving Catholics offended and unamused as conclave nears

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman ...

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