The conclave set to begin on May 7 will be the first to include 133 Cardinal electors, but it is not the first time the College of Cardinals has exceeded the 120 limit.
By Tiziana Campisi and Kielce Gussie
A confirmed 133 Cardinals…
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Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party pulls out all stops online to woo youth
Ong Ye Kung/TikTokHealth minister Ong Ye Kung (centre, in purple shirt) is known for his social media savviness The TikTok video begins with Singapore’s health minister Ong Ye Kung smiling at the camera while sitting on a park bench.
“So no-one…
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India and Pakistan are bracing for a military clash
During the last big military stand-off between India and Pakistan, in 2019, Mike Pompeo was woken by an urgent call at his hotel in Hanoi. Mr Pompeo, who was then America’s secretary of state, described in a memoir being connected to an Indian…
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These papal tailors aren’t expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope
ROME (AP) — Two papal tailors and no conclave orders.
The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set…
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100 Days of Solitude: Trump and the Retreat of America
It was well after 2 a.m., but an aide to Vice President JD Vance was trying to roust a senior Ukrainian official out of his bed in a Munich hotel. He wanted a face-to-face meeting to close a deal letting the United States extract valuable…
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Israel wildfires spread near Jerusalem, drawing national emergency declaration from Netanyahu
Bet Shemesh, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a “national emergency.”
Thick smoke billowed above…
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