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Published on May 3, 2025

Cardinals Hold Meeting Ahead Of New Pope Election

Share The cardinals of the Catholic Church on Saturday, May 3, hold their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican ahead of the election of a new pope. Saturday Telegraph reports that on Wednesday, May 7, 133 cardinal electors will enter …

Source: New Telegraph - Pending
Published on May 3, 2025

Cardinals meet ahead of next Pope election

Source: Citizen TV Kenya - Indeterminate
Published on May 3, 2025

Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. How does the pope get elected

In his book “The Great Reformer,” Francis' biographer Austen Ivereigh described the 2013 election of Francis and how Nichols' predecessor, Murphy-O'Connor and other reform-minded Europeans within the College of Cardinals seized the opportunity …

Source: Channel News Asia - Pro-Government
Published on May 3, 2025

Trump Posts AI Photo Of Himself As The Pope After Joking He Would Like To Be The Next Pontiff

Topline President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo of himself as the pope Friday evening, sharing the image a few days after he jokingly suggested he would like to be the next head of the Catholic Church, which will soon vote on the late Pope …

Source: Forbes - Neutral
Published on May 3, 2025

Pope Trump Picture Sparks Avalanche of Jokes, Memes

Social Media users have shared a wave of memes and jokes after President Trump shared an AI generated image of himself as the pope via his Truth Social website on Friday. Newsweek contacted the Vatican for comment on Saturday by email outside of regular …

Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
Published on 01:07 GMT

Trump Sparks Controversy after Posting Photo Dressed as Pope

Sun 04 May 2025 | 03:30 AM US President Donald Trump posted a photo, on his Instagram account on Saturday, in which he appears dressed as the Pope has sparked a new wave of controversy, with reactions ranging from praise for Trump's sense of humor to …

Source: Sada Elbalad - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 00:40 GMT

The Vatican installs chimney to signal the selection of the next pope

Workers have completed the installation of the chimney on top of the Vatican building in Rome, Italy. The color of the chimney smoke will give hints to the public about how the papal selection process is going. Vatican Media hide caption toggle caption …

Source: NPR - Public Broadcaster
Published on May 3, 2025

'The Pope Must Diet!': Why You Should Revisit This Controversial ‘90s Comedy

Papal succession is a complicated and thorough exercise. After the death of a pope, the College of Cardinals normally convenes to elect the bishop of Rome, alternatively known as the pope. A key rule requires the electors to remain in seclusion cum clave ( …

Source: Movie Web - Neutral
Published on May 3, 2025

Column: A new pope is due to be chosen

Pope Francis's successor will be the 267th pope. Wednesday, May, 7 2025, will be the start of the process to choose the new pope. Eligible to vote are the cardinal-electors, that is those in the College (from the Latin com, together, and legare, to …

Source: Richmond News - Pending
Published on May 3, 2025

The papal election could produce a surprise. Unless it doesn’t.

(RNS) — Don’t believe anything you read about who is going to be the next pope — even what you read in this column. Conclaves have a way of surprising us. This is especially true this time out, when the largest number of cardinals ever will be voting, and …

Source: Religion News Service - Neutral