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Only with td ameritrade. >> shannon: this is a fox news alert. is the most powerful vatican cleric get convicted of sexual abuse. cardinal george pell convicted in australia of molesting two choirboys after celebrating mass. he has maintained his innocence throughout, the 77 euros faces a potential maximum 50 year prison term after a sensitive stomach sentencing hearing to begin on wednesday. no evidence tonight in the case, the actor now claiming his payment of two brothers was for a nutrition ...

Secrecy, theres excommunicate indicati, do you think that will tighten it up? >> no, i think as reporters, i think theres a need for some cardinals to express themselves afterwards because they either didnt get what they wanted or they did get what they wanted. and theyll want to show themselves to have been on side or whatever. but inside, letting people know that they were inside. and how it went. and it will be important, i think, too, for the catholic church. because, you know, you want to k...

Chanting of the saints. outside the sistine chapel we have miguel marquez and the mood inside is masked by outside. miguel, what are you sensing? >> its certainly excitement out here, chris. the sense of history and what is happening. what youre seeing is being broadcast on giant monitors at the basilica here. and im joined by three americans here. emma. emma, elizabeth and andy. you guys are from texas. >> yes. >> you happen to be here during a very historic time. what are your thoughts as your...

Look, this is baseball, not basketball. theres no shot clock in the conclave. they go until they cross that magic threshold, 77 votes. and they feel pressure to do this quickly for two reasons, one, they want to have it wrapped up before holy week begins march 24th. if were still on this platform on saturday, we know what the story is going to be, gridlock you paralysis and infighting. you can imagine the crawl, infighting. and thats the story that the cardinals dont want to tell the world. >> w...

Live from rome, chris cuomo and anderson cooper leads cnns special coverage as catholic cardinals elect a new pope. stay with cnn, on tv, online and your mobile app for the latest updates from the conclave. be there when the white smoke rises from the vatican and the new pope is introduced to the world. chris cuomo, anderson cooper, live from rome. a new pope. a cnn special report. ♪ welcome back, everyone, im chris cuomo. i want to welcome our viewers in america and all around the world. we...

Than perhaps pope benedict was, right? young and vibrant and able to connect with young catholics. >> absolutely. and we know this. we know hes one of the men in the room, right? one of the 115 cardinals. he doesnt have to be. could have to pick somebody to be over 80 years of age and not a cardinal at all. in all reality, it will be one of the younger cardinals who is won of the election fors and some suggest a pope alone may not be enough. when you have a new pope, you have a new vatican counc...

♪ it is a damp day at the vatican, where the cardinals of the rome catholic church are just minutes away now from beginning the papal conclave. were going to bring you their official procession into the sistine chapel. its coming up live at the bottom of the hour. in the meantime, the man charged in the massacre of 12 people in a colorado movie theater is in court this hour. james holmes is also charged with wounding 58 other people. it all happened in aurora, last july. his attorneys have s...

Happen. i want to bring in john allen, our senior vatican analyst. and we have father edward beck, passionate priest, cnn contributor. john, give me an idea of what were seeing in this room. whats on those tables? whats going to go on in nair? >> well, what each of the cardinals will have on his table is a small book, youll see the small book with the binding that has the prayers. this is one part political convention and one part going to church. so there will be prayers said for once this proc...

Im chris cuomo and this is cnn. live from rome, chris cuomo and anderson cooper leads cnns special coverage as catholic cardinals elect a new pope. stay with cnn, on tv, online and your mobile app for the latest updates from the conclave. be there when the white smoke rises from the vatican and the new pope is introduced to the world. chris cuomo, anderson cooper, live from rome. a cnn special report. our "talk back" question today is suspending white house tours prudent or pure politics? th...

Cardinals who are going to make this historic vote. the reason i say its historic, two reasons. this is a different time in terms of atmosphere and the information that has introduced this. pope benedict xvi didding in that hadnt been done in years, resigning. but also why he did it carol, what he understands about the demand of service. and i think that infused a sense of intensity, of purpose, that will be carried through in this conclave. why do i say that? well, a vatican insider told me tha...