‘Whatever happened to the sacred oath of secrecy?
Cardinals were sworn to silence about everything that happened during deliberations in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope. But within hours of the conclave, some German cardinals - delighted about the choice of their countryman, Joseph Ratzinger - spilled some of the secrets.
Cardinal Joachim Meisner told […]
‘Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, of Germany, has been named to lead the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI.
Ratzinger is a rigorously conservative guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy.
He is the 265th pope of the Catholic Church and the first from Germany since the 11th century.
Opinion about him remains deeply divided in Germany, a sharp contrast to John […]
‘Roman Catholic Cardinals failed to choose a new pope in two more votes on Tuesday at their secret Vatican conclave.
Black smoke, signaling that no papal candidate had won the required two thirds of votes among the 115 cardinals, emerged from a chimney above the frescoed Sistine Chapel just before noon (0600 EDT). When a pope […]
‘Black smoke chugged from the Sistine Chapel chimney again Tuesday as the scarlet-robed cardinals inside failed in their second day trying to elect a new pope to build on John Paul II’s extraordinary legacy and heal deep rifts within the Roman Catholic Church.
Several thousand pilgrims and tourists who packed St. Peter’s Square to stare at […]
‘The 115 cardinals taking part in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II will convene at the Vatican for the second day on Tuesday with up to four votes scheduled.
Locked away in the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals let it be known that no candidate won their first vote Monday evening, hours […]
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‘Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney Monday to signal that cardinals failed to select a new pope in their first round of voting, held just hours after they began their historic task: finding a leader capable of building on John Paul II’s spiritual energy while keeping modern rifts from tearing deeper into the […]
‘Gathering beneath a brilliant sky, thousands of pilgrims converged on St. Peter’s Square on Monday as cardinals held a Mass before shutting themselves inside the Sistine Chapel to begin their election of a new pope.
Thousands of people passed through metal detectors to get into St. Peter’s Basilica for the midmorning Mass celebrated by the 115 […]
‘A system has been set up to scramble any cellphone communications between the Sistine Chapel and the outside world during the secret conclave that will elect the next pope, the Vatican said.
The step is an extra precaution, since cardinals as well as Vatican personnel from medical staff to elevator operators have been sworn to secrecy […]
The 115 cardinals from 52 countries, representing five continents, can pick any unmarried Roman Catholic male to be the church’s next pope, at least in theory, during their conclave that begins Monday. In practice, they are likely to pick from among themselves. And of those, nine names have circulated most frequently, though others also are […]
‘Who’s going to be the next pope?
If the competition were a horserace, here’s what it would look like up to now, through the lens primarily of the Italian press:
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had an early lead, but seemed to lose it on the turn to Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Italian who is vicar of Rome. […]
‘Cardinals had a few last hours to confer with aides or pray with faithful before required check-in at a top-security hotel in Vatican City on Sunday, a day before they will be sequestered in secret sessions in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.
Many Vatican observers expect the conclave to choose Pope John Paul […]
‘Behind the thick oak doors of the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will do more than pick the next pope. Their deliberations - which begin Monday - also serve as a critical judgment on what the faith needs most as pressures close in from all directions.
The cardinals often mentioned as possible […]
‘Cardinals had a few last hours to confer with aides or pray with faithful before required check-in at a top-security hotel in Vatican City on Sunday, a day before they will be sequestered in secret sessions in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.
Many Vatican observers expect the conclave to likely last two or […]