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IN PICTURES: Twenty reactions to the election of the New World’s first pope.
He would’ve had our vote.
It was a rare newspaper today that did not run images from the Vatican on its front page. Here’s a round up.
The speedy election of this new pope was not a break from tradition…
Here is the 76-year-old’s first speech in full.
Blood and a willingness to die for their faith as a literal part of the “body” of the Church, apparently.
Cardinals in conclave at the Vatican have elected a new pope, whose identity will be revealed in a few moments.
If there’s white smoke, you’ll see it here. (If there’s black smoke, you’ll see that here too.)
…as Dougal himself speaks out.
There will be four ballots today – two in the morning and two in the afternoon – to try and choose a new pontiff.
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
The 115 cardinals under 80 were locked into the Sistine Chapel this afternoon to begin the process of choosing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinals will be sworn in with a solemn oath that threatens anyone who reveals the deliberations of the conclave with instant excommunication.
This handy graphic from the Catholic News Agency explains all…
One of the cardinals in contention, Timothy Dolan, told an interviewer that anyone mentioning him as a candidate must be “smoking marijuana”.
Cardinals have chosen to bring their behind-closed-doors conclave forward by three days.
Italian newspaper reports – including comments made by some cardinals about others – have prompted a media clampdown.
March should see a new leader to the world’s estimated 1.2 billion Catholics, but can he make a difference?
As we await the election of a new pope, Fr Tony Flannery believes that it is being increasingly accepted that the Vatican is in urgent need of reform.
Cardinals gather for the general congregations today ahead of the start of the conclave to elect the next head of the Catholic Church.
There’s more than a few similarities between the only two men to have resigned the papacy by choice.
Cardinals can now move the Conclave forward if they’re all present – but also have to take strict oaths of secrecy.
Because of the Ingravescentem aetatem, not all of the College of Cardinals get to fill the Petrine ministry. Didn’t you know?