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4 days ago | 
hastingstribune.com | Joanne M. Pierce
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5 days ago | 
goskagit.com | Joanne M. Pierce
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6 days ago | 
caledonianrecord.com | Joanne M. Pierce
When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers, who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement. kAmpD 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]9@=J4C@DD]65F^24256>:4D^A6@A=6^;@2??6\A:6C46QmDA64:2=:DE :?
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6 days ago | 
sheltonherald.com | Joanne M. Pierce
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. (THE CONVERSATION) When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers, who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement.
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6 days ago | 
theconversation.com | Joanne M. Pierce
When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers, who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement. As a specialist in Catholic history and ritual, I know how important this moment was for Catholics and others all over the world.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Joanne M. Pierce
When 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement. As a specialist in Catholic history and ritual, I know how important this moment was for Catholics and others all over the world.
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1 week ago | 
theconversation.com | Joanne M. Pierce
Após a morte do Papa Francisco, de 88 anos, na segunda-feira de Páscoa, vários cardeais que já estavam em Roma, ou que viajaram apenas pequenas distâncias para chegar, realizaram a primeira de várias reuniões - congregações gerais - para discutir os preparativos para o funeral papal e a eleição que se seguirá. O Colégio de Cardeais - que elegerá o próximo papa - tem 252 membros, mas somente 135 podem votar. Somente aqueles com menos de 80 anos no dia da morte do papa podem votar.
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1 week ago | 
thesunchronicle.com | Joanne M. Pierce
The College of Cardinals - which will elect the next pope - has 252 members, but only 135 can vote. Only those younger than 80 as of the day of a pope's death may cast a ballot. Theoretically, church law allows the College of Cardinals to elect any Catholic man in the world to become the next pope - but in reality, as has been the case for more than 600 years, one of those cardinal-electors will almost certainly be Francis' successor.
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2 weeks ago | 
religionnews.com | Joanne M. Pierce
(The Conversation) — Following the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis on Easter Monday, several cardinals who were already in Rome, or who traveled only short distances to arrive, held the first of several meetings – general congregations – to discuss preparations for the papal funeral and the election to follow. The College of Cardinals – which will elect the next pope – has 252 members, but only 135 can vote. Only those younger than 80 as of the day of a pope’s death may cast a ballot.
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2 weeks ago | 
tolerance.ca | Joanne M. Pierce
By Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to vote in the papal conclave, 82 are non-European. Read complete article© The Conversation
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