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The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry. A meditation to start the conclave had dragged on and pushed their first vote deep into Wednesday evening. It had resulted in an …

Pope Leo XIV heads the Catholic church from Vatican City — where a secret tennis court awaits

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10/05/2025 admin

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Pope Leo XIV Echoes Francis in His First Mass, Aligning Himself With ‘Ordinary People’

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10/05/2025 admin

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Older cardinals can’t vote in the conclave, but they have thoughts on the proceedings.

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08/05/2025 admin

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope in a series of votes in Vatican City, older cardinals — those age 80 and over who are not allowed to vote — are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us. But many of them attended the meetings …

Come for the Conclave. Don’t Stay for the Food.

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07/05/2025 admin

The cardinals selecting the next pope will take their meals at a Vatican guesthouse. One conclave veteran said the fare was “food you could eat at a train station.”