Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that stressed the importance of spreading God’s word in a world that sometimes “mocks” ...
Cardinal Re asks the cardinals to vote "for the good of the Church and humanity". The 133 cardinals who will participate in the conclave attended in a strict procession the Pro Elegendo Romano ...
A view of the Benediction loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. On Tuesday, the cardinals meet for the last time to prepare for the election and discuss the profile of a possible successor to the late Pope ...
ROME — More than 130 cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday morning for the last major Mass before the election of the new pope begins. The Mass, known by its Latin title ...
(AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a ...