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Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy

Vatican staff must take oath of secrecy — or face Church’s gravest punishment — ahead of Conclave

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had to swear to never reveal anything about the proceedings or else risk the Church’s gravest punishment: religious banishment. The employees took their oaths in the Papal Chapel.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy.

NBC Los Angeles · 15h

Vatican staff to be sworn to secrecy ahead of conclave

Support staff for the cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday before the conclave starts on Wednesday.

Cardinals in Rome for conclave – Vatican

USA TODAY · 13h

Conclave to select new pope begins May 7 in Vatican City. What New Yorkers should know

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic church. The tradition occurs any time a pope dies or resigns from the office. Pope Francis died April 21, the day after Easter.

Associated Press News · 4h

Cardinals continue to hold meetings in the Vatican ahead of the conclave

Cardinals continued to hold congregation meetings in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Yahoo · 4h

Cardinals gather at the Vatican for papal conclave

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.

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Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

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A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

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Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

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Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

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Before a new pope, a tug-of-war for the soul of the Catholic Church

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

National Catholic Reporter1hOpinion

Why political analogies don't work with the church

We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

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Inside the Vatican and the real-life drama behind "Conclave"

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. "Sunday ...

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Deliberations continue at the Vatican ahead of the gathering to choose a new pope

The conclave gets underway on Wednesday during which cardinals from some 70 countries will vote to elect Pope Francis' ...

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