U.S. cardinal’s résumé, demeanor land him on ‘papabile’ lists May 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, is the U.S. cardinal most often mentioned as a potential successor of St. Peter, but almost always with the caveat that he has an “outside” chance.
Catalan cardinal known for dialogue could be papal contender May 5, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News As a 79-year-old member of Pope Francis’ team of cardinal advisers, a European with missionary experience in Africa and archbishop of a city with more than 2 million baptized Catholics, Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella is well-positioned to draw votes from the pope’s allies in the coming conclave.
Catholic mental health therapists integrate faith, spirituality into treatment plans May 5, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency — especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of social media continue to multiply.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux and her trust in God’s merciful love still resonate with faithful May 4, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The bishop and other experts spoke with OSV News about St. Thérèse — a saint beloved worldwide for her “little way” of childlike trust and confidence in God’s merciful love — and her impact on the church ahead of the 100th anniversary of her canonization on May 17.
Cardinal Bo has special influence among Asian cardinals May 4, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis issued regular appeals for prayers for Myanmar — a nation embroiled in a political and humanitarian crisis since a military coup plunged the crisis into civil war in February 2021 — and the cardinal leading the country’s approximately 700,000 Catholics often is mentioned as a possible successor to the pope.
At memorial Mass, members of religious orders remember Pope Francis May 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Along with members of the College of Cardinals, women and men belonging to religious orders paid tribute to Pope Francis, a Jesuit, and thanked God for his life and ministry.
Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse signed by governor May 3, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson May 2.
Salvadoran cardinal: We are ‘citizens, not angels,’ and rely on media to know the candidates May 3, 2025By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News As the College of Cardinals gathers for general congregations ahead of the upcoming conclave, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez of El Salvador described a calm and fraternal atmosphere among the group — one marked not by tension, but by prayer and unity of purpose.
Creation, Last Judgment, stoves: Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave May 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In preparation for the conclave, workers placed a protective covering over the marble mosaic floors and started carrying in pipes, couplers and sheets of subflooring.
Warm, welcoming, French cardinal works with migrants, Mediterranean May 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Good-natured, affable and dedicated to dialogue, French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille coordinates a churchwide network in the Mediterranean region, a mission he received from Pope Francis.
Cardinal Parolin, top aide to Pope Francis, has key role in conclave May 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state since early in the pontificate of Pope Francis, has long been near the top of pundits’ lists of potential successors to the Argentine pope.
As conclave nears, all but four cardinal electors are in Rome May 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by May 2, according to the Vatican press office.
