Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope in first ballot
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.
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The vital role women play in the conclave process
The Catholic church continues to be male dominated but the conclave getting underway this week would struggle to happen without the nuns in Vatican City.
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Cardinals attend mass before conclave to choose new pope
Cardinals gathered in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City for a mass, just hours before the conclave to elect a new pope
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Conclave explained: How is the next pope chosen?
The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins Wednesday in Vatican City.
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Cardinals come together before the conclave: Senior members of the church start arriving at in Rome as they prepare to elect new Pope
The eyes of 1.4 billion Catholics are fixed on the Vatican City today as 132 cardinals started arriving in Rome as they prepare to elect a new Pope.
Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave to elect new pope
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Transmission will be deactivated from 3:00pm (1300 GMT) on 7 May and restored after announcement of new pontiff
The Vatican has announced that it will cut the phone signal within the tiny city state …
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Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan
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Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei
Next week, 135 cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for the conclave, a secretive meeting to decide who will succeed the l…
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Will Vatican City sit-down between Trump and Zelenskyy turn into peace?
The US president says a deal is 'very close 'as he criticises Russia's leader.
Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City
Russia says it has reclaimed Kursk region, while Ukraine says fighting continues
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The news comes as US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Vatican City on the sidelines of the pope's funeral to discuss a potential ceasefire deal.