Pope’s election revives row over Argentine junta
Buenos Aires: Argentine cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s election as Pope Francis has revived a longstanding controversy over his role during the dark days of his homeland’s...
Pope Election
Adopt a cardinal or place your bets for papal conclave
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Vatican City: As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a pope, some irreverent souls are betting on the outcome while more religious-minded ones are “adopting”...
Conclave to elect new pope set for next week
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Vatican City: Cardinals from around the globe will hold a conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics next week, the...
Pope decree allows earlier conclave: Vatican
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Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree on Monday allowing cardinals to bring forward a conclave to elect his successor, as the resignation of...
Vatican may call early conclave for next pope
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Rome: The Vatican said it could speed up the election of a new pope as lobbying for Benedict XVI’s job intensified amid speculation over who had...