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USA TODAY on MSN · 13m

Vatican announces conclave to elect new pope will begin on May 7: Live updates

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21.

Newsweek · 17m

Conclave to Elect New Pope Begins on May 7, Vatican Confirms

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope Francis last Saturday.

The New York Times · 1h

Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says

Over 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, Catholic Church

The Des Moines Register · 1d

Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit?

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2d

Did Pope Francis affect your thinking about the Catholic church? What you told us

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they think about their Catholicism.

Snopes on MSN · 23h

Pope Francis once said, 'I like to think of hell as being empty'?

I like to think of hell as empty. I hope it is.” Rating: Correct Attribution (About this rating?) Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died on April 21, 2025. Soon after the announcement of his death,

32mon MSN

Who will be the next pope? Here are some possible candidates

He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before ...

3hon MSN

Catholic cardinals meet to discuss date of conclave for new pope

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date ...

28mon MSN

Conclave date to elect a new pope announced

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

2don MSN

Pope’s Mourners See His Death as Crossroads for Catholic Church

As tens of thousands of Catholics waited in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many were debating the ...

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Pope Francis, groundbreaking leader of Catholic Church, dies at age 88

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

2hon MSN

New pope will face a Vatican budget crisis, and a myriad other problems

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

3h

Popes rise to challenges of their times, Pittsburgh-area Catholic experts say

The next pope will have the weight of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on his shoulders. That’s how the Rev. Daniel Carr, 40 ...

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Pope Francis' death mourned worldwide as Catholic Church prepares for next chapter

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

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