Sistine Chapel preps for the conclave, which is set to begin May 7.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although conventional wisdom says he is too young to become pope, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, began appearing on media lists of possible …
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French-born cardinal has decades of diplomatic experience in Americas, Africa
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) — French Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 79, has worked the past 48 years in the Vatican’s diplomatic service, most recently as papal nuncio to the United States for …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not in control, but in surrender to …
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For more than 100 years, the Gammarelli family’s clerical tailor shop near the Pantheon in Rome has created three white wool cassocks — large, medium and small — with an …
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All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by May 2.
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The Vatican guesthouse is now preparing to house 128 of the 133 cardinal electors that are expected to be present during the conclave.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As a 79-year-old member of Pope Francis’ team of cardinal advisers, a European with missionary experience in Africa and archbishop of a city with more than …
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Cardinal Parolin, top aide to Pope Francis, has key role in conclave
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state since early in the pontificate of Pope Francis, has long been near the top of pundits’ lists of potential …
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Hungarian cardinal from ‘the heart of Europe’ shows decades of leadership
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although not a familiar name in the U.S. press, Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, 72, is a major figure among his peers in Europe, the …
