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Christianity Today · 2d

How the Catholic Church Will Pick the Next Pope

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Who Takes Over When Pope Dies? Catholic Church Hierarchy Explained

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a highly secretive election called a conclave. Francis, 88, died on April 21. The pope will be honored with a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale, a tradition that began in Ancient Rome.

Euronews on MSN · 1h

Mourners await the Pope's funeral and future of the Catholic Church

Throughout Monday evening and into Tuesday, people continued gathering in St. Peter's Square following the pope's death. His funeral will be held on Saturday at 10 am, a date confirmed by the College of Cardinals during their meeting at the Vatican on Tuesday.

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KNAU Arizona Public Radio · 1d

Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.

Madison.com · 1d

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope.

Who will the next pope be? All about the papal conclave

The conclave will officially begin its selection process approximately 15 to 20 days after the pope's death, according to NBC News. The term conclave comes from the Latin phrase for “with key,” and dates back to 1274 when Pope Gregory X said electors should be locked away until a new pope has been chosen,

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Cardinals prepare to battle over the future direction of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

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The College of Cardinals, Explained

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

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Who is in the College of Cardinals? Meet Ohio native choosing successor to Pope Francis

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

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Pope Francis leaves behind unpredictable College of Cardinals to appoint successor

Pope Francis, supreme pastor to almost 1.5 billion Catholics, died on Monday at the age of 88. The papal throne, which now ...

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North Platte priest discusses the process of the selection of the next Pope

In the last 100 years, the Catholic Church has only seen eight Popes, including the late Holy Father Pope Francis. The ...

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From a Chicago-Born Augustinian to the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Which Cardinals Could be the Next Pope?

Anyone trying to handicap the outcome should remember that Jorge Mario Bergoglio was considered too old to be elected pope in ...

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