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The Catholic world waits with expectation the election of the new pope. The conclave has begun and the election is expected to be completed within a short period. It is probable that this Friday is known the name of the new pontiff of the church. The number of days differ and so...

115 Cardinals end up swearing in the Sistine Chapel, as a group and individually, that they will keep the secrecy about everything that happened during the conclave which means “with key”. Since then closed the doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed, with the...

The 115 Cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel  didn’t agree to elect the new Pope, thus stated it by the holly black smoke that came out of the chimney  in which the votes of the Cardinals were burned. If after 3 days of voting the Cardinals still have not chosen a new...

Miter: Until the 10th century Popes uses a gold band that  was tightened to the head, however today, the bishops use during solemn acts a mitra, a CAP that has spikes on the top and two strips hanging on the back. Crosier: It is the most ancient emblem of command for a Bishop,...

With just a day away for the start of the conclave, which will choose a successor to Benedict XVI, the Cardinals met this morning to conclude details and finally define who will be the next Pope. The meeting, which involves 115 cardinals, has no deadline since it does not end...

Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman said that “naturally the Cardinals speak about the Vatileaks during meetings they attend in Rome to prepare the conclave which will elect the new Pope.” “I say nothing about the content of interventions beyond overall, but...

On Tuesday, March 12 will start the conclave to elect the new Pope; so decided it today by the Congregation of Cardinals as corroborated by the Vatican spokesman, Federico Lombardi. That day during the morning mass held “Pro eligendo Romano Pontifice” in St. Peter’s basilica, and...

It is rumored that these three countries would make a consensus for this purpose. Brazilian media have deployed unprecedented coverage, based on Italian media speculation surrounding the figure of Cardinal Odilo Scherer, 63, considered the most “suitable for the office of...

Oscar Alcantara Gonzalez, also knwon as  “Mosquito”, who was part of a criminal network responsible for drug trafficking and money laundering, which operated in Quito and Bogotá, was arrested in Quito during a police control named Royal Court which took place in the...

According to the Italian press, a group of cardinals, including Brazilian Raymundo Damasceno Assis, president of the Episcopal conference of his country, has required to disclose the report’s conclusions about the Vatileaks, the scandal over the leak of confidential...