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Coverage dated May 6, 2025

The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the door to the Sistine Chapel closes

Headline from WHAS Louisville

The cardinals have been sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed while they're voting.

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  1. WHAS Louisville

    The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the door to the Sistine Chapel closes (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    The cardinals have been sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed while they're voting.

  2. WSVN Miami

    The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the doors to the Sistine Chapel close - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the cry of “Extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday

  3. Al Jazeera

    Sistine Chapel doors closed as Vatican conclave begins (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The papal conclave has begun as a Vatican offical declared ‘extra omnes’, signaling non-voters to exit the chapel.

  4. East Idaho News

    The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the doors to the Sistine Chapel close (opens East Idaho News)

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new pope to lead the Catholic Church, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the fait…

  5. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Conclave to elect a new pope officially begins in Vatican City (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    With the cry of “Extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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