The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis
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The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They buried him. They mourned him. And they have gathered to pick his successor. But it’s still all about Pope Francis. More than two weeks after Francis died, the cardinals who will begin voting in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to pick the…

Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among the front-runners. This time, predictions are further complicated, because Francis made many appointments in…

In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite
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In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When more than a million refugees and economic migrants poured into Europe a decade ago, Pope Francis urged compassion and, in a display of empathy and support, washed the feet of 12 asylum seekers at an Italian reception center. Cardinal Peter Erdo, the…

Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews
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Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary asked for prayers for fellow cardinals at a church near the Colosseum. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Congo joined priests…

Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate
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Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the days surrounding Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was everywhere. The No. 2 figure in the Vatican, he visited Francis in the hospital, and then helped seal the papal apartments after the pope died. He welcomed cardinals he knew from around…

These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe. At first glance, they appear to split along the kinds of left-right lines that…

Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
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Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court appeared open on Wednesday to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would teach a curriculum infused by Catholic doctrine. Excluding the school from the state’s charter-school system would amount to “rank…

Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
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Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When more than 130 cardinals solemnly file into the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin voting on who among them will lead the Roman Catholic Church as the next pope, there will be one cardinal left out in the cold. Cardinal Angelo…