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Holy Father, moral voice: Who is a pope, what are his duties?

The pope is the head of state and the ruler of the Vatican City, which is the smallest state in the world with a measure of mere 44 hectares.

Papal conclave: Cardinals, the senior-most clergy, under the age of 80 will be voting in the election of the new pope. (AP)

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Published on May 07, 2025 02:05 PM IST

ByAsmita Ravi Shankar

As Vatican awaits new Pope, Ralph Fiennes' Conclave to stream on OTT in India

On Wednesday, Prime Video announced the India premiere of the BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film, Conclave.

Conclave follows Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) who is tasked to head one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope.

entertainment

Published on May 07, 2025 01:01 PM IST

BySugandha Rawal

Conclave to pick new pope begins on May 7. But who are the antipopes?

An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

Antipope caused a lot of confusion because of which Church was split for almost 40 years(REUTERS)

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Updated on May 06, 2025 10:46 PM IST

ByVarnika Srivastava

What Conclave movie gets right and wrong about the real process of electing Pope

The movie Conclave, as the title gives away, is precisely about the process of Papal election to choose the next head of the Catholic church.

conclave raplh fiennes(X/@conclavethefilm)

world news

Published on May 06, 2025 09:02 PM IST

ByNikita Sharma

No phone signals, jammers, lockdown: Vatican's world to seal for pope election

All signals are expected to be turned off at 3 pm local time on Wednesday.

The Vatican confirmed that all 133 cardinals taking part in the conclave have now arrived in Rome. (via REUTERS)

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Published on May 06, 2025 03:11 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Papal election: How the longest Conclave to elect a pope unfolded

Eventually, Pope Gregory X reformed the conclave process to ensure quicker decisions in future elections

The longest papal election in history, which lasted over three years, is one notable tale among the many that are interwoven throughout the Vatican's long history.(Unsplash/representative )

world news

Published on May 05, 2025 10:41 PM IST

ByChandreyi Chatterjee

All the popes before Pope Francis | Complete list through history

The 1st pope was St. Peter, one of Jesus’ apostles, who led the Church from around 32 AD.

Pope Francis was taken to Gemelli Hospital in Rome during a severe breathing issue, which developed into double pneumonia. (AP)

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Published on May 05, 2025 03:54 PM IST

ByVarnika Srivastava

Vatican chimney installed ahead of papal conclave

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will gather to elect a successor to Pope Francis following his death on April 21.

A worker installs the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, with the statue of Saint Paul in the foreground, in The Vatican, on May 2, 2025.(AFP)

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Published on May 02, 2025 04:01 PM IST

AFP |

Disgraced Cardinal withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But he recently asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel

In 2020 Becciu was forced by pope Francis to resign his job as head of the Vatican’s saint.(AFP)

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Published on Apr 29, 2025 03:10 PM IST

AP |

Rome's top tourist attraction, Sistine Chapel, closes to the public

Tourists to Vatican are being shut out of the Sistine Chapel for the foreseeable future after the death of Pope Francis, which changed Rome’s most iconic site.

Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days.(AFP)

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:53 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Vatican City

Vatican says conclave to elect new Pope on will begin on May 7

The Cardinals present in Rome made the decision on Monday at their fifth General Congregation

This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals chanting the Latin hymn

world news

Updated on Apr 28, 2025 05:13 PM IST

ByHariharan S

Inside Pope Francis’ 9-day mourning: Complete schedule of the Novemdiales

With Pope Francis laid to rest, the Vatican is set to mourn the 88-year-old for nine days with the Novemdiales

Members of the Archdiocese of Caracas show portraits of Venezuelan saints Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Mother Carmen Rendiles during a mass(AFP)

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Published on Apr 27, 2025 11:28 AM IST

ByYash Nitish Bajaj

Pope Francis laid to rest with lakhs in attendance, including Murmu, Trump

Pope Francis death set off mourning across the world and several world leaders attended the funeral with thousands of people lining up at the St. Peter's Square

Global leaders paid tribute and sought to associate themselves with the legacy of the late Pope Francis, highlighting his role in key global conflicts at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.(Bloomberg)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2025 09:51 PM IST

ByShivam Pratap Singh

Trump, Zelensky come 'face-to-face' at Pope funeral weeks after verbal spat

The meeting comes weeks after the two leaders had a public spat during a media interaction in Washington DC.

US President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Vatican on Saturday.(Ukrainian Presidency)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2025 05:36 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pope Francis's funeral timeline: What happens when?

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His demise news was pronounced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Clergy take their seats ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday. (AP Photo)(AP)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2025 01:24 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Written by Varnika Srivastava

Pope Francis funeral today: 300,000 people expected to attend | 10 updates

Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 on Easter Monday, will be buried in Rome on Saturday. His funeral is expected to attract over 150 delegations.

Cardianal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrel seals the zinc cover of the casket containing the body of late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Friday.(AP)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2025 10:57 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pope Francis funeral in Rome: Date, time, full list of guests

The funeral mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10am local time (around 1:30pm IST) and is expected to finish by 11:45am (around 3:15pm IST).

Cardianal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrel asperges the body of late Pope Francis with holy water before closing his casket in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2025 09:37 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Pope Francis's body draws huge crowds as public tributes continue in Vatican

A significant security operation is planned for his funeral, with numerous world leaders expected to attend.

Late Pope Francis's body as it lies in state at St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican. (AFP)

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Published on Apr 24, 2025 02:08 PM IST

AFP |

Public mourning begins for Pope Francis, casket moved to St Peter's Basilica

Pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders through the Vatican's archway gates, out into St. Peter's Square and into the basilica.

The body of Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. (AP)

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Published on Apr 23, 2025 02:03 PM IST

AP |

Pope Francis' final words were dedicated to Massimiliano Strappetti; Who's he?

Pope Francis thanked Massimiliano Strappetti for encouraging him to ride in the popemobile on Easter, after his recovery from hospitalization.

Pope Francis smiled after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.(AP)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2025 11:20 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Compassion incarnate, Pope Francis broke down borders

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion of Jesus, his divine role model

His dialogues with leaders and representatives of other religions were also rooted in his humble conviction that people of different faiths are all co-pilgrims (AFP)

opinion

Published on Apr 22, 2025 09:20 PM IST

ByKM George

Pope Francis funeral: List of world leaders to arrive at Saint Peter's Square

Pope Francis will be laid to rest outside the Vatican in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) on Saturday.

Pope Francis funeral: World leaders, celebrities, and nearly 2 billion Catholics worldwide have expressed their support after the death of Pope Francis, who addressed thousands of devotees at Easter services at the Vatican on Sunday.(AP)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 06:04 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

What's in Pope Francis' open casket? Items that'll be buried with him in Rome

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, the Vatican confirmed

The body of Pope Francis is placed in an open casket during the rite of the declaration of death in Santa Marta residence(via REUTERS)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 04:13 PM IST

ByYash Nitish Bajaj

Why Pope Francis' simple coffin is not placed on a raised bier or catafalque

The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin chapel of the Casa Santa Marta

First photos of Pope Francis' coffin were released on Tuesday(AFP)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 02:22 PM IST

ByYash Nitish Bajaj

Pope Francis' funeral to take place on Saturday, says Vatican

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88.

People pay their respects in front of a portrait of late Pope Francis displayed inside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul Tuesday, April 22.(AP)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 02:03 PM IST

AFP |

DYK: The late Pope Francis was also an actor? Movies based on his life and times

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, breathed his last on Monday, April 21, 2025, just a day after Easter Sunday

Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis in The Two Popes; Pope Francis himself; Ralph Fiennes in Conclave

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 01:44 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

‘White smoke’ to ‘infirmarii’: Terms in focus after Pope's demise explained

The papal transition follows ancient traditions, shifting spiritual leadership for over a billion Catholics and changing the head of Vatican City State.

A photo of the late Pope Francis (L) is displayed during mass at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne on April 22, 2025. Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on April 21 of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church. (AFP)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 12:00 PM IST

ByLingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Cardinals to meet for first time since Pope’s death to confirm funeral details

Pope Francis, 88, died after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

The Pope’s body will remain in the chapel for a few days before being brought for public viewing in St Peter’s Basilica.(AFP)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:25 AM IST

PA_Media |

Pope Francis's last wish revealed in final will and testament

Pope Francis wished to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore with a simple tomb bearing only the inscription “Franciscus,” awaiting the day of resurrection.

Pope Francis' body may be moved to St. Peter's Basilica by Wednesday, pending approval from cardinals. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)(AP)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2025 05:12 PM IST

ByLingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

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The pope is the head of state and the ruler of the Vatican City, which is the smallest state in the world with a measure of mere 44 hectares.

On Wednesday, Prime Video announced the India premiere of the BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film, Conclave.

An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

The movie Conclave, as the title gives away, is precisely about the process of Papal election to choose the next head of the Catholic church.

All signals are expected to be turned off at 3 pm local time on Wednesday.

Eventually, Pope Gregory X reformed the conclave process to ensure quicker decisions in future elections

The 1st pope was St. Peter, one of Jesus’ apostles, who led the Church from around 32 AD.

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will gather to elect a successor to Pope Francis following his death on April 21.

After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But he recently asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel

Tourists to Vatican are being shut out of the Sistine Chapel for the foreseeable future after the death of Pope Francis, which changed Rome’s most iconic site.

The Cardinals present in Rome made the decision on Monday at their fifth General Congregation

With Pope Francis laid to rest, the Vatican is set to mourn the 88-year-old for nine days with the Novemdiales

Pope Francis death set off mourning across the world and several world leaders attended the funeral with thousands of people lining up at the St. Peter's Square

The meeting comes weeks after the two leaders had a public spat during a media interaction in Washington DC.

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His demise news was pronounced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 on Easter Monday, will be buried in Rome on Saturday. His funeral is expected to attract over 150 delegations.

The funeral mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10am local time (around 1:30pm IST) and is expected to finish by 11:45am (around 3:15pm IST).

A significant security operation is planned for his funeral, with numerous world leaders expected to attend.

Pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders through the Vatican's archway gates, out into St. Peter's Square and into the basilica.

Pope Francis thanked Massimiliano Strappetti for encouraging him to ride in the popemobile on Easter, after his recovery from hospitalization.

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion of Jesus, his divine role model

Pope Francis will be laid to rest outside the Vatican in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) on Saturday.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, the Vatican confirmed

The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin chapel of the Casa Santa Marta

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, breathed his last on Monday, April 21, 2025, just a day after Easter Sunday

The papal transition follows ancient traditions, shifting spiritual leadership for over a billion Catholics and changing the head of Vatican City State.

Pope Francis, 88, died after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

Pope Francis wished to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore with a simple tomb bearing only the inscription “Franciscus,” awaiting the day of resurrection.

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On Wednesday, Prime Video announced the India premiere of the BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film, Conclave.