Marcus Walker
Southern Europe Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal
South Europe bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal.
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2 days ago |
wsj.com | Marcus Walker |Ian Lovett |Margherita Stancati
The U.S.-born pope has signaled he will continue his predecessor’s work, but shows deference to tradition, tooVATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the conclave that elected him.
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett |Marcus Walker
A realization weighed visibly on Prevost, said three cardinals who watched his reaction: He was on track to become the 267th pope of the global Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion faithful. By late afternoon it was all over. Votes for Prevost reached the winning threshold of 89, or two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals present in the chapel. Applause rang out from banks of red-clad cardinals. Prevost, sitting with his eyes closed, stood up and mustered a smile as the historic moment sank in.
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett |Marcus Walker
A realization weighed visibly on Prevost, said three cardinals who watched his reaction: He was on track to become the 267th pope of the global Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion faithful. By late afternoon it was all over. Votes for Prevost reached the winning threshold of 89, or two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals present in the chapel. Applause rang out from banks of red-clad cardinals. Prevost, sitting with his eyes closed, stood up and mustered a smile as the historic moment sank in.
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6 days ago |
wsj.com | Marcus Walker |Drew Hinshaw
Few conclaves in modern history have needed more than two or three days of votingVATICAN CITY—The conclave to elect a new pope is approaching potentially decisive rounds of voting on Thursday afternoon, after cardinals failed to reach the necessary majority in the morning. Up to two ballots are scheduled for Thursday afternoon, the fourth and fifth rounds of the election to pick a successor to the late Pope Francis as leader of the global Catholic Church with its 1.4 billion faithful.
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6 days ago |
wsj.com | Marcus Walker
The new pope’s identity will be revealed shortly when he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, overlooking the square, and addresses the crowd. After the new pontiff has accepted his election and chosen a papal name, he will change into the traditional white vestments of a pope.
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