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Papal Conclave
A selection of stories about the election of a new pope.
Pope Leo XIV: who is he and what does he stand for?
In the News podcast: Patsy McGarry has reported on three conclaves; this one was different
Pope Leo XIV: Irish-American Catholic community celebrate the rise of one of their own to the papacy
On Chicago’s southeast side election of first US pope seen as ‘a great message of hope’
Skorts: Newstalk’s Andrea Gilligan gives the Camogie Association’s pig-headedness short shrift
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Pope Leo XIV: American cardinal Robert Prevost elected as new pope - as it happened
Cardinals choose new pontiff after fourth vote at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV: First US-born pontiff addresses the faithful in St Peter’s Square
Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago unlikely choice as 267th pope, but seen as champion of migrants and poor
Higgins wishes Pope Leo XIV well as he takes on role ‘at a time of great challenges for the world’
Political and religious leaders react to election of Pope Leo XIV
‘It’s like our Olympics’: Irish priests among stunned faithful in St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV emerges
Many were surprised at choice of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, but hoped he would carry on legacy of Pope Francis
Election of Pope Leo XIV: in pictures
American cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope by the world’s cardinals on the second day of the conclave. He is the first American pontiff
Who is Robert Prevost? The American cardinal who is the new Pope Leo XIV
Chicago-born moderate served in Peru for two decades before taking influential Vatican posts
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Back at home, Government likely to come under pressure over Occupied Territories Bill
Meet the ‘Papabiles’: The six men who could become the next pope
Conclave eligible to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis are expected to meet within weeks
Papal conclave: ‘I dread the day I think that’s about to arrive when I’m going to be older than the pope’
As the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel took their oaths, a crowd of all ages gathered in St Peter’s Square
Papal conclave: Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, signalling no new pope elected
Cardinals to reconvene tomorrow for further ballots
The papabiles: Who are the contenders to become the 267th pope?
Even at this late stage, it remains unclear who is most likely to become the Catholic Church’s next leader
Irish Times readers on the Catholic Church: ‘I am very proud to be a Roman Catholic in Ireland today’
As the conclave to choose the next pope begins, our readers share their views
Conclave: why this papal election is the hardest to call in decades
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Watch for white smoke begins in Vatican City as conclave meets to elect new pontiff
Ballots of 133 voting cardinals burned after each vote with black smoke signalling no agreement
The Irish Times view on the papal conclave: an unpredictable contest
The saying that ‘he who e’ters a conclave as pope exits as a cardinal” augurs badly for frontrunners
Conclave explained: A graphical guide to the election of a pope
Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday
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