Monday, March 11, 20130261Although there will only be 115 cardinals in the Sistine Chapel voting for a pope, the whole church joins them in prayer and expectation, said the archbishop who...
Thursday, March 7, 20130231When 115 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect a new pope, they will be praying and voting four times a day.
Wednesday, March 6, 20130338Seated under Gian Lorenzo Bernini's statue "Chair of St. Peter," which celebrates the teaching authority of the pope, more than 100 cardinals gathered March 6 to pray as...
Wednesday, March 6, 20130176Although by March 6 the world's cardinals had not set a date to begin the conclave to elect a new pope, they had begun discussing "the profile" required of the next pope...
Tuesday, March 5, 20130231 On the first day of their pre-conclave meetings, all of the cardinals were given a gold-embossed, green book of rites and prayers to accompany them as they enter the...
While @Pontifex has fallen silent during the interregnum, a handful of social media-savvy cardinals are still tweeting while they can before a different kind of...
Monday, March 4, 20130146The College of Cardinals began their formal pre-conclave meetings March 4 with 142 members present, 103 of whom are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the...
Friday, March 1, 20130482Entering its second year, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell’s “Light Is ON for You” initiative has expanded from one to two evenings during Lent. He said that is due to the...