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Thomas J. Reese, S.J., is a senior analyst for Religion News Service. Previously he was a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter (2015-17) and an associate editor (1978-85) and editor in chief (1998-2005) of America.
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What happens when a pope dies or resigns? How does a papal conclave work? What can we expect from a new pope?
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What happens at a conclave? Tom Reese, S.J., answers questions related to the conclave, the event when a new pope is elected by the College of Cardinals.
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What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of the next pope.
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What happens when a pope dies or resigns? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the steps in detail of what will occur at the Vatican after a pope's death.
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Although overtly campaigning to be pope is discouraged and would be counterproductive, the cardinals do a lot of politicking in private prior to the conclave.
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All over the world, Christ is again being crucified in the bodies of human rights lawyers and journalists who stand up for justice in the face of criminality, whether from gangs or governments.
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The pope needs to prepare for his inevitable decline and death.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thanks to the vice president, the national press may finally realize that the Catholic bishops care about something other than abortion.
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Praying for the president does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. All should pray for him and the country, even those who hate him.
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“I can no longer kid myself that death is a distant reality,” Father Thomas Reese, former editor in chief of America, writes.