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How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world who are personally chosen by the pope. They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes.
The 8 Worst Popes in Catholic Church History
From murder and bribery to putting a dead pope on trial—these scandalous popes took church corruption to shocking new heights!
What's Next for Catholic Church as Pope Francis Fights Infection
Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described as a "complex clinical picture." The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Friday following a weeklong struggle with bronchitis that required additional medical intervention.
How Old Is Pope Francis? Age of the Head of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis is currently receiving treatment in a hospital in Rome, according to the Vatican’s announcement on Friday. Find out more about his health and condition today.
Here's how a conclave elects a new pope
As Pope Francis continues to battle double pneumonia in hospital, his poor health is casting a spotlight on the arcane process of how the Catholic Church elects its leader. The papal "conclave" is intentionally shrouded in mystery — the term itself is Latin for "locked room" — but here are some of its rules and wrinkles: Candidates must be male and a baptized Catholic.
How is a new pope elected? Everything you should know [Pulse Explainer]
The election of a new pope is a rigorous process involving a series of rituals that unfold in stages. First, there is the College of Cardinals. They play a major role in the election process. They are,
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The rise and fall of Catholic wins at the Oscars
The stories about Catholics that Hollywood tells—and awards—has as much to do with what is happening with the church ...
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How did the Catholic church go so wrong?
What it did not find time to do was to stop the abuse of children by Catholic priests. A church founded by a man who ...
Why J.D. Vance Is Wrong About the Catholic Church’s Mission
Vance is right that we have positive duties to those closest to us and to harbor ill will or feel resentment toward them is ...
Why tension between the Trump administration and Catholic Church is ratcheting up
In a new letter to U.S. Catholic bishops, Pope Francis criticizes the Trump administration’s policies on immigration and ...
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9 Things to Know About the Catholic Church’s ‘Magna Carta’ of Migration
The full title of the document — Exsul Familia Nazarethana, or “The Exiled Nazarene Family” — refers to Jesus, Mary and ...
Trump's "border czar" tells Pope Francis to "stick to the Catholic Church" as pope slams mass deportations
President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes ...
Catholic Church hires law firm to review controversial report tied to Seton Hall president
The move comes after New Jersey lawmakers called on Seton Hall University to release the 2019 confidential report that ...
US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement
Catholic bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling ...