National conclave Stories
The human rights advocates cautioned that any attempts to restore national unity without genuine engagement from all sectors of society would be futil...
The ODM leader criticised Parliament for its failure to address the crisis, saying frustrated Kenyans have taken to the streets to voice their dissati...
Raila Odinga has defended his call for the formation of a national conclave, which he described as a vital step towards reshaping the country’s politi...
"La pace sia con tutti voi!" (Peace be with you!), Leo's first words in public, echoed the ones Catholics use in their celebrations but also offered a...
Made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023, he has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public.
Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023.
The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesd...
This was an hour more than it took for smoke to be seen after the first vote in the 2013 conclave that picked the late Pope Francis.
The clarification comes amid earlier reports suggesting that Cardinal Njue had not received an invitation to participate in the conclave.
He stressed that his absence was not due to health issues but admitted that he was unsure why he had been left out.
Two cardinals, one from Spain and one from Kenya, will not be joining the conclave for health reasons, the Vatican said.
There were 135 cardinals aged under 80 when Francis died and are thereby eligible to take part in the conclave, but it is not known if all of them wil...
The cardinals will engage in a series of votes, held in secret, until one of them receives the required majority to become the next leader of the Cath...
