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People arrive at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican where 133 cardinals gather on the second day of the conclave to elect successor of late Pope Francis, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Papal conclave, Day 2 | Opinion live coverage

As 1.4 billion Catholics around the world wait to meet the newly elected pope, Philadelphians offer their informed commentary as it happens with live analysis by the Inquirer Opinion Desk.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D., Ariz.) writes that a visit to Bucks County this weekend is designed "to turn up the heat" on inaction in Washington.

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Ruben Gallego: Why I’m heading to Bucks County

A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Opinion

No matter what happens next, the church should follow Pope Francis in trusting women

This photograph is believed to show E Company, 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, participating in the first wave of assaults during D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.

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V-E Day and the myth of the ‘good war’

Journalists work next to St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Monday, May 5, 2025, ahead of the upcoming conclave starting on May 7, to elect the 267th Roman pontiff. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Papal conclave, Day 2 | Opinion live coverage

Ruben Gallego: Why I’m heading to Bucks County

No matter what happens next, the church should follow Pope Francis in trusting women

V-E Day and the myth of the ‘good war’

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