Who is Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff?
The white smoke has billowed, and the Catholic church has a new pope – and he’s American. Cardinals at the ...
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Robert Prevost named as first US pope in Catholic Church history
The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV has been described by the Italian press as the 'least American of the Americans' for ...
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White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel as new pope is elected
White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, signalling the election of a new pope as crowds ...
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Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope in first ballot
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.Thick black smoke ...
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No new pope after papal conclave’s first round of voting
Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the papal conclave did not select a new ...
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Sistine Chapel doors closed as Vatican conclave begins
NewsFeedThe papal conclave has begun as Archbishop Diego Ravelli declared ‘extra omnes’, signaling non-voters to exit the Sistine Chapel. Only ...
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What is a conclave? How will next pope be chosen and the challenges ahead
EXPLAINERBehind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, cardinals from around the world will convene to elect the 267th pontiff.As ...
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Reparations for empire: What the new pope owes to Africa
Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during ...
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Cuba re-arrests two high-profile dissidents after Vatican prisoner release
Cuba’s highest court has ordered two prominent dissidents to be taken back into custody on the basis that both had ...
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Vatican says conclave to elect new pope to begin on May 7
A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part ...
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