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conclave

[kon-kleyv, kong-] / ˈkɒn kleɪv, ˈkɒŋ- /


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Nevertheless, about once a year I get a call or an email with a request to address a national lymphoma conclave.

From The Wall Street Journal

In May he took part in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

From BBC

He participated in two conclaves, one that elected Pope Francis in 2013 and the second that elected Leo XIV last May.

From BBC

It was for similar reasons that cardinals of different persuasions were thought to have coalesced around him at conclave.

From BBC

Six months since a conclave of cardinals elected the first North American to the Papacy, some Catholics feel that Leo has been slow to stamp his own mark on the role.

From BBC