4 h. ago Catholic cardinals to meet in conclave to elect pope on May 7th

Conclave start date decided during closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican

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4 h. ago Conclave: Vatican confirms date of secret meeting to elect new pope

Conclave start date decided during closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican

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4 h. ago Conclave to elect a new Pope will begin on 7 May, cardinals agree

Cardinals in The Vatican met this morning to discuss the start date of the next conclave.

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6 h. ago 'Not at all predictable': Speculation around identity of next pope and start of conclave

Cardinals in The Vatican met this morning to discuss the start date of the next conclave.

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19 h. ago No calm after the storm for Vatican as young people descend after Pope’s funeral

Some 200,000 participate in second Mass following Francis’s death

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21 h. ago Three busloads of Cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis and cause media frenzy

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

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22 h. ago Jim McGuinness “looking forward” to Ulster Final rematch against Armagh

Jim McGuinness expects the margins to be minuscule when Donegal meet Armagh in the Ulster SFC final in two weeks’… The post Jim McGuinness “looking forward” to Ulster Final rematch against Armagh appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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25 h. ago Three busloads of cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

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26 h. ago 200,000 attend Mass for 'first millennial saint' on second day of mourning for Pope Francis

Carlo Acutis was due to be canonised today, but teenagers were still out in force at 10.30am Mass for the millennial saint.

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27 h. ago Canonisation postponed, but 200,000 teenagers out in force on second day of mourning for Pope Francis

Carlo Acutis was due to be canonised today, but teenagers were still out in force at 10.30am Mass for the millennial saint.

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29 h. ago How accurate is Conclave? What does the film get right, and wrong?

Pope Francis' death has drawn renewed attention to the recently released film Conclave

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30 h. ago Tomb of Pope Francis in Rome opens to visits from the public

People filed past this morning, many crossing themselves or taking photos with their phones.

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32 h. ago Opinion: Despite a welcome change in tone, it was business as usual under Pope Francis

However, if the church choose a like-minded successor, real reform may be possible, writes historian Dr Mary McAuliffe.

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45 h. ago 6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral

A 6am, around 30 people suddenly sprinted out of the courtyard and towards St Peter’s Square. The rumour mill began – has Trump arrived?

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46 h. ago John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral

John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral  TheNational.scot

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47 h. ago At least 49 people killed after Israeli strikes on Gaza City

A Hamas delegation is due to meet Egyptian mediators in Cairo today for talks on a Gaza ceasefire.

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47 h. ago Trump accuses Putin of not wanting to end war after ‘very productive’ meeting with Zelenskiy

Trump and Zelenskiy met at Pope Francis’s funeral to discuss possible ceasefire

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49 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral: World leaders join thousands of mourners as pope is laid to rest

Francis is the first pope to be buried outside of the Vatican in 100 years

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49 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral: ‘pope among the people’ mourned by hundreds of thousands in Rome

Mass mirrored most Catholic funerals, albeit with hundreds of cardinals and dignitaries present

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50 h. ago LIVE: Francis, a 'Pope among the people', laid to rest in Rome

Over 200,000 people attended the funeral of Pope Francis earlier, including dozens of world leaders.

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