TONIGHT AT 7: Cardinals Celebrate Mass for the Election of the Next Pope
May 7, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of […]
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