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March 11 conclave start, just media speculation

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

As cardinals met for their first ‘general congregation’ meeting, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago dismissed media  speculation that a date has been set for the start of the conclave to elect a new pope. Yesterday, before the cardinals met, media were reporting March 11 to be the conclave’s start, however George told CBS Chicago that Read more

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Fake cardinal Balilius gate crashes cardinals’ meeting

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

An Italian man dressed up in fake ecclesiastical robes was escorted out of a meeting of Catholic cardinals by Swiss Guards on Monday after trying to sneak into the closed-door Vatican meeting. The man had told reporters that his name was “Basilius” and that he was a member of the “Italian Orthodox Church”, which does Read more

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