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Crown Princess Victoria is traveling to the Vatican to attend Pope Leo XIV's installation mass on Sunday. Archbishop Martin Modéus and Social Minister Jakob Forssmed (CD) are also participating.
Swedish politicsRobert Francis Prevost becomes the new pope, the first American on the Holy See. His papal name will be Leo XIV. The 69-year-old is said to have been close to the previous pope and is expected to follow in Francis' footsteps. I wish peace to all people, wherever you are.
World politicsBlack smoke has once again risen over the Vatican. Thus, no pope has still been elected. The cardinals are gathered in the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the conclave.
World politicsColored smoke, solemn vows of silence and handwritten ballots. 133 cardinals are now entering the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Their task: to elect one of their own as the new pope in a process with ancient traditions.
WorldThe chimney at the Sistine Chapel is in place, but for tennis star Jannik Sinner, white smoke has already been signaled. The world number one is back after his heavily criticized doping suspension and is received like a pope. I'm good at playing tennis, but I don't change the world, he says ahead of the home tournament in Rome.
SportsThe chimney of the Sistine Chapel is in place. From and including Wednesday next week, it will be in the spotlight of the world. When white smoke emerges, a new pope has been elected.
World politicsThe conclave that will elect a new pope begins on Wednesday, May 7, announces the Vatican. The decision was made by the cardinals who met in the Vatican on Monday in their first meeting since Pope Francis was buried on Saturday.
WorldPope Francis has passed away, 88 years old, after twelve years as the Catholic Church's highest leader. Now the process of electing a new pope begins. This is how it goes.
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