49 h. ago Kielce Gussie: American journalist who read at Pope's funeral and why was she chosen

Kielce Gussie gave the first reading at the funeral mass held for Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Rome on Saturday, April 26 - here's what you need to know about her

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3 d. ago Who will be the next pope? Vatican expert explains Conclave predictions

Pope Francis' funeral takes place on Saturday, April 26

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5 d. ago Pope Francis' passing sees huge spike in Conclave streams as film explains process of new pope

Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday aged 88, just months after the hit film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes was released, with the movie depicting how the Catholic Church select a new pope.

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5 d. ago Inside 'secretive ritual' which is triggered after a pope dies and how new leader is chosen

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, passed away on Monday, April 21, aged 88, leaving people wondering what will happen in the Vatican now and how a new leader will be selected

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6 d. ago Conclave's plot explained, full cast, and where you can watch hit film at home

Conclave, which was released in November 2024, depicts the secret process in which the cardinals of the Catholic church appoint a new Pope, which will be happening in the coming weeks at the Vatican following Pope Francis' death on Easter Monday.

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6 d. ago Next Pope could be Liverpool fan who 'God sent message to when stood on the Kop'

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who could be chosen as the next Pope, was born in Liverpool and is a massive Reds fan after finding his priesthood calling on the Kop

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7 d. ago Conclave explained: Who will be the next Pope and how are they chosen?

A papal conclave will be formed with members locked inside the Sistine Chapel to take part in a very secretive voting process

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7 d. ago What is a Conclave? Process to select a Pope explained after Francis death

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years

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7 d. ago Conclave: the Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope

Cardinals will soon gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis’s successorLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff, who will make their way to Rome in the next few days for the conclave. The name comes from the Latin cum clave, meaning “with key”, indicating the closed process of electing a pope.There are more than 220 cardinals from more than 70 countries, but only about 120 are cardinal electors (those over the age of 80 are excluded). Two-thirds of the cardinal electors have been chosen by Francis in the past 10 years and largely reflect his vision of a more inclusive church. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected?

Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of Conclave winning at the Baftas and updates on Pope Francis’ health

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7 d. ago How is a new pope chosen and what happens next after Pope Francis dies at 88

The Pope died on Easter Monday, The Vatican has confirmed

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7 d. ago How new Pope is chosen, who votes and what happens after Pope Francis' death

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has confirmed, and within days the search for a new Pope will be underway... The Daily Star takes a look at the process

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7 d. ago What is a conclave? Inside room where new Pope and leader of Catholic church chosen

The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel. It can take days for the 120 cardinals to select them

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7 d. ago Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the wayIn his first words from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis, told the packed square below: “You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to get him.”The wry observation struck a winning self-deprecatory note. But the Argentine pope’s allusion to his outsider status was telling: having been chosen by his peers, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio intended his to be a far more radical and reforming papacy than the conclave had bargained for. In the 13th century, St Francis of Assisi is said to have received the divine instruction: “Go, rebuild my house.” The first Pope to take the saint’s name viewed his own task in similar terms. Continue reading...

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