Matthew Bigg

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg

There is no formal time limit: until two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals agree on a new pope, the cardinals must continue to vote. Past papal selections have lasted from just a few hours to nearly three years. In the 13th century, the tradition of sequestering the cardinals during the conclave started after residents in Viterbo, near Rome, where it was being held, grew frustrated with a selection process that dragged on almost three years.

1 week ago | clarin.com | Cecilia Filas |Marina Artusa |Sergio Rubin |Matthew Bigg

Con una fuerte expectativa, los cardenales se encierran este miércoles en la Capilla Sixtina para iniciar el Cónclave en el que se realizará la primera votación en busca de elegir al Papa que sucederá a Francisco. Todas las novedades de la jornada en la cobertura minuto a minuto de Clarín.

1 week ago | clarin.com | Matthew Bigg

ROMA — En los días posteriores al ataque de Hamas a Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, el cardenal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarca latino de Jerusalén, se ofreció como rehén a cambio de la libertad de niños israelíes secuestrados. La oferta, reportada por Vatican News, el portal de noticias de la Santa Sede, no fue aceptada, pero sin embargo llamó la atención sobre Pizzaballa, quien es un candidato para suceder al Papa Francisco.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Matthew Bigg

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump poured cold water on the idea of serving a third term, an idea he has frequently teased but is prohibited by the Constitution. He instead floated Vice-President J.D. Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio as possible successors in an interview aired on May 4.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Matthew Bigg

US president Donald Trump poured cold water on the idea of serving a third term, an idea he has frequently mooted but is prohibited by the US constitution, and instead floated vice-president JD Vance or secretary of state Marco Rubio as possible successors in an interview aired Sunday. Trump said in the interview, with NBC’s Meet the Press, that he was reluctant to be drawn into a debate about who could follow him, but he called Vance a “fantastic, brilliant guy” and Rubio “great”.