The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced ...

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s ...