Alberto Galone

A crowd of people walks through St. Peter's Square in the Vatican with St. Peter's Basilica and an obelisk in the background under a cloudy sky.

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Black smoke at the Vatican: No consensus in the first vote of the papal conclave

The 133 cardinal electors fail to reach the two-thirds needed to elect a pope, they will resume voting tomorrow

A group of Catholic clerics posing in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

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The Vatican plans a new papacy: The favorite candidates to succeed Francis

Cardinals Tagle, Zuppi, and the Spaniard Omella embody the Franciscan line while Sarah embodies the traditional wing

A man in a dark suit appears in a circle beneath large text asking about the meaning of reigning without ruling.

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Manuel Ventero, on the Spanish Crown: 'To stay alive, it requires exemplarity'

Manuel Ventero analyzes how King Felipe VI represents 'the unity of the State in a context of political polarization'

A man gesturing in front of the flags of China and Venezuela.

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The interests of former President Zapatero abroad: From Venezuela to his role in China

His Gate Center foundation shared headquarters with a firm linked to a Chinese businessman who was being monitored by the CNI for espionage

Two men in the foreground wearing formal and traditional Arab attire, with a background of a modern city and a clear sky.

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What's behind Al Khalifa of Bahrain, the king who showers Juan Carlos I with gifts?

This 75-year-old Arab sheikh 'protects' the Emeritus in the Middle East, to whom he allegedly gifted 1.9 million in a briefcase

A man dressed in white religious attire is sitting in a chair, holding papers and speaking into a microphone.

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These are the 'puppies' of the Vatican: Pope Francis's youngest cardinals

The new generation of cardinals in the Catholic Church includes Spaniard José Cobo Cano and Italian Mauro Gambetti

Felipe González with Carmen Romero and Pedro Sánchez

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Carmen Romero against her ex-husband Felipe González: she joins the support for Pedro Sánchez

Romero has staged his ideological break with the former PSOE leader, one of the most critical figures of the President

An elderly person dressed in white smiles and gestures with their hand.

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The possible successors to Pope Francis: a missionary, a Filipino, or Giorgio Marengo

In August 2022, after appearing in public in a wheelchair, the pontiff had already chosen the cardinals

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