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ABC News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Syan Vallance
A display of Australian Great Sun Orchids at London's Chelsea Flower Show is awarded a gold medal by the Royal Horticultural Society's notoriously strict judging team. 1h ago 1 hours ago Fri 23 May 2025 at 12:54am The UK and European Union have reached a wide-ranging agreement on security co-operation and trade at their first formal summit since Brexit. Mon 19 May Mon 19 May Mon 19 May 2025 at 10:28pm The youngest cardinal to vote in the conclave has described his experience of electing the new pope. Sat 10 May Sat 10 May Sat 10 May 2025 at 2:08am A fierce fire burning near Mount Dandenong flared overnight, with locals voicing anger about the time it took for warnings to be issued. Sun 16 Mar Sun 16 Mar Sun 16 Mar 2025 at 1:40pm Long-shelved board games are being dusted off as families on the Gold Coast make the most of prolonged outages. Sun 9 Mar Sun 9 Mar Sun 9 Mar 2025 at 12:49am Thousands of residents living along the waterways are expected to face the brunt of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Wed 5 Mar Wed 5 Mar Wed 5 Mar 2025 at 6:36am Residents living on the edge of the Grampians National Park, in the communities of Cavendish and Halls Gap, are told to prepare for difficult days ahead. Fri 31 Jan Fri 31 Jan Fri 31 Jan 2025 at 3:16am Katelynn Clark felt certain her home would burn to the ground when a raging bushfire hit the edge of her rural property on Monday night. Tue 28 Jan Tue 28 Jan Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 9:34pm Pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with many saying the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal does not go far enough. Sun 19 Jan Sun 19 Jan Sun 19 Jan 2025 at 7:36am Halls Gap is dependent on tourism and some businesses have lost more than a third of their income, but many don't qualify for government support. Wed 15 Jan Wed 15 Jan Wed 15 Jan 2025 at 4:04am A new generation of lifesavers will hit the beach this summer, as Australians are urged to heed warnings and swim between the flags. Sun 5 Jan Sun 5 Jan Sun 5 Jan 2025 at 6:10pm Amid the turmoil of evacuations, residents in western Victoria have provided shelter, food and Christmas cheer to those in need. Fri 27 Dec Fri 27 Dec Fri 27 Dec 2024 at 8:48pm Victorians are being warned of a "problematic" Boxing Day as extreme temperatures, gusty winds and dry bushland create dangerous conditions which may even threaten the city of Ballarat. Mon 23 Dec Mon 23 Dec Mon 23 Dec 2024 at 10:40am After a suspected terror attack on a Melbourne synagogue, Jewish Australians reflect on their hopes and fears. Fri 13 Dec Fri 13 Dec Fri 13 Dec 2024 at 7:56pm Kilvington Grammar and the organiser of a school trip have both apologised in court for the death of a diabetic 16-year-old student in 2019. Wed 11 Dec Wed 11 Dec Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 8:50am A jury finds Emil "Bill" Petrov guilty of the violent murder of Cindy Crossthwaite in her Melton South home in Melbourne's north-west in 2007. Wed 11 Dec Wed 11 Dec Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 4:39am As counter-terrorism police investigate the torching of a Melbourne synagogue on Friday, its community is fighting to save priceless Torah scrolls damaged in the arson attack. Tue 10 Dec Tue 10 Dec Tue 10 Dec 2024 at 10:36pm The extradition of Easey street accused Perry Kouroumblis has highlighted other Australians on Interpol's "red notice" list, including Anthony Sitar. Fri 6 Dec Fri 6 Dec Fri 6 Dec 2024 at 9:10pm A magistrate says a teenager facing explosives charges should remain in custody, after he allegedly downloaded graphic videos of mass murders while planning his own attacks. Fri 6 Dec Fri 6 Dec Fri 6 Dec 2024 at 4:53am Nearly 48 years after two women were stabbed to death in their Melbourne home, the man accused of carrying out the killings has been charged and faced court for the first time. Wed 4 Dec Wed 4 Dec Wed 4 Dec 2024 at 7:46am The Indigenous community that lost almost $1 million to disgraced leader Geoff Clark says it can start to rebuild now he's been jailed after a decade-long investigation. Sun 1 Dec Sun 1 Dec Sun 1 Dec 2024 at 10:52pm The parents of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones remain at their bedsides in separate Thai hospitals as the Melbourne women fight for their lives after drinking tainted alcohol. Tue 19 Nov Tue 19 Nov Tue 19 Nov 2024 at 8:56am A report by Our Watch has revealed the average teenage Australian girl has viewed pornography before her 14th birthday, with fears it is becoming a default source of sexual education for children. Wed 13 Nov Wed 13 Nov Wed 13 Nov 2024 at 1:32am The 20-year-old victim of a fatal shooting in Melbourne's inner north has been remembered as having a "beautiful heart" and always putting others first, as police and community groups call for calm. Sun 3 Nov Sun 3 Nov Sun 3 Nov 2024 at 6:46am Judy Small has made her mark in three careers: as a family lawyer, a Federal Circuit and Family Court judge, and a singer-songwriter. The 71-year-old is one of 21 people to be inducted into Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Tue 1 Apr Tue 1 Apr Tue 1 Apr 2025 at 8:00am
Bloomberg
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
American Cardinal Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old cardinal from Chicago, has been declared Pope Leo XIV. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal in 2023. When Leo XIV spoke to crowds from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his first message was against all forms of division and war. Bloomberg's Chiara Albanese reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Associated Press
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Cardinal Robert Prevost
Date of Birth: Sept. 14, 1955 Nationality: American and Peruvian Position: Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops; president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America under Francis Experience: Archbishop of Chiclayo, Peru; head of the Augustinian religious order Made a cardinal by: Francis Francis brought Prevost, 69, to the Vatican in 2023 to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. As a result, Prevost has a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals have. One strike against him, however, is that he's American, and there has long been a taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere. But Prevost, a Chicago native, could be a first because he's also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop. Prevost was also twice elected prior general, or top leader, of the Augustinian religious order, the 13th century order founded by St. Augustine. Francis clearly had an eye on him for years, moving him from the Augustinian leadership back to Peru in 2014 to serve as the administrator and later archbishop of Chiclayo. He remained in that position, acquiring Peruvian citizenship in 2015, until Francis brought him to Rome in 2023 to assume the presidency of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In that job he would have kept in regular contact with the Catholic hierarchy in the part of the world that counts still counts the most Catholics. Ever since he arrived in Rome, Prevost has kept a low public profile, but he is well known to the men who count. Significantly, he presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms Francis made, when he added three women to the voting bloc that decides which bishop nominations to forward to the pope. In early 2025, Francis again showed his esteem by appointing Prevost to the most senior rank of cardinals, suggesting he would at least be Francis' choice in an any future conclave. Prevost's comparative youth could count against him if his brother cardinals don't want to commit to a pope who might reign for another two decades. The Rev. Fidel Purisaca Vigil, the communications director for Prevost's old diocese in Chiclayo, remembers the cardinal rising each day and having breakfast with his fellow priests after saying his prayers. 'No matter how many problems he has, he maintains good humor and joy,' Purisaca said in an email. — By Franklin Briceño in Lima, Peru, and Nicole Winfield in Vatican City Return to pope contenders list
CTV News
07-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
133 cardinals prepare for first vote of conclave
CTV News' Adrian Ghobrial says the first puff of smoke from the stack indicating the cardinal's decision will be seen later this evening.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
What's a cardinal? The 'princes' of the Church electing a new pope
Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. But what exactly is a cardinal? - High dignitary - A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis", or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist him in his government. The main dicasteries -- the Holy See equivalent of government ministries -- are, for the most part, headed by cardinals. Their exact title is cardinal of the Holy Roman Church. Gathered in the College of Cardinals, presided over by a dean -- currently the 91-year-old Italian Giovanni Battista Re -- they form the top echelon of the Catholic Church. Cardinal being a title and not a function, many of them are bishops of dioceses around the world, while others who hold positions in the Curia, the Vatican's government, live in Rome. - Pope-makers - There are 252 cardinals, but only those aged under 80 are eligible to vote for a new pope following a pontiff's death or resignation. There were 135 cardinal electors when Pope Francis died, but two are not attending the conclave, meaning 133 are gathering on Wednesday. Held in the renowned Sistine Chapel, the conclave is highly secretive and follows strict rules and ceremonial procedures. - Created, not named - Cardinals are not named but "created" by papal decree. The term derives from Roman times, and implies the recipient is elevated in rank because of his qualities, but not appointed to any vacant post or office. Under Vatican rules, the pontiff can create cardinals out of men who are "truly outstanding in doctrine, virtue, piety and prudence in practical matters". - Cardinal's red - Cardinals wear clothes of scarlet red, a colour once associated with the Roman Senate, an emblem of power, prestige and authority, and later representing the blood of Christ. They also wear a ring, traditionally a sapphire, as well as a pectoral cross, the crosier, or staff, and the traditional headdress, the mitre. - A political appointment - The creation of cardinals reflects the political views of the pontiff, who normally uses this power to shape the selection of his own successor. During his pontificate, Francis made a point of appointing more cardinals from the "peripheries" of the Catholic world, places previously overlooked by Rome. - Declining privileges - Cardinals, who have the title of "eminence", are second only to the pope in the Church's hierarchy and can officiate in all churches outside Rome. They may also be buried in churches. The Second Vatican Council considerably reduced the privileges granted to the Church's most senior prelates, who previously used to reserve an entire compartment when travelling by train and have a throne room in their residence. Francis went further, deciding in 2023 that cardinals could no longer enjoy Vatican apartments rent-free. Two years earlier he had reduced their salaries to help mitigate the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic on the Holy See's finances. glr/ub/ar/jhb
