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Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, 8 May 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet

The 133 cardinals under the age of 80 began the heavily ritualised and secret process on Wednesday, shut away in complete isolation as they pick a successor to the late Pope Francis

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Vatican envoy in Hong Kong warns Catholic missions to prepare for China crackdown

This photograph was taken inside the church in the aftermath of the attack. Photo: BBC
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Gunmen kill worshippers during church service in Nigeria

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, October 9, 2021. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS
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Pope meets Pelosi as abortion debate rages back home

Pope Francis leads Holy Rosary prayer in Vatican gardens to end the month of May, at the Vatican, May 31, 2021. Filippo Monteforte/Pool via REUTERS
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Pope revises Church law, expands rules on sexual abuse

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds the first weekly general audience to readmit the public since the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in the San Damaso courtyard, at the Vatican, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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Pope, in new decree, formally allows more roles for women in Church