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Conclave to elect next pope will begin May 7

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced. The...

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Cardinals hold first meeting after pope's death

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis' death April 21 held their first...

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Vatican announces pope's death to the world

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, the "camerlengo" or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced to the world that Pope Francis...

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