Vatican City, April 28, 2025 (AFP) - Conclave starts May 7, with cardinals saying new pope must tackle abuse

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2025-04-28

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse as one of the key challenges facing Pope Francis's successor. So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at a meeting of cardinals of all ages early on Monday, two days after the funeral of......

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