The papal election timeline: Coffee, cocktails, then conclave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Because the closed-door conclave doesn’t allow cardinals to do much talking to each other, they’re taking their time getting started to allow the electors to size up the candidates.

Reporters listen as Cardinal Seán O'Malley and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Houston spoke to the media on Tuesday, March 5, at the Pontifical North American College. Photo courtesy George Martell / The Pilot of Boston.

Cardinals move to plug leaks ahead of papal conclave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has pulled the plug on daily briefings from American cardinals, fueled by growing resentment among Italian cardinals and others that the process to elect the next pope was starting to look like an American-style political campaign.

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