Final preparations, discussions underway before conclave begins May 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News As members of the College of Cardinals met May 5, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect a new pope had arrived in Rome, the Vatican press office said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vatican guesthouse offers cardinals privacy, relaxed comfort May 1, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News St. John Paul II had the Domus Sanctae Marthae built primarily to house cardinals in simple comfort during a conclave.
In Middle East, cardinal has shown political savvy, pastor’s heart May 1, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Although conventional wisdom says he is too young to become pope, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, began appearing on media lists of possible future popes soon after he was created a cardinal in September 2023.
Filipino cardinal is popular speaker, global traveler May 1, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is a popular speaker who is comfortable in several languages, has traveled extensively and is known for his focus on evangelization and care for the poor and for immigrants.
How the conclave works: It’s guided by a rule book and a prayer book April 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book.
Bologna cardinal known for dialogue, peacemaking, promoting laity April 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, the Rome-born president of the Italian bishops’ conference, is frequently mentioned as a probable candidate for pope.
Papal elections at a glance: Curiosities about age, nationality, firsts and lasts April 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Ambrogio Piazzoni, then-vice prefect of the Vatican Library and author of a book on the history of papal elections, distributed a sheet of “some curiosities” about the elections to reporters in 2013, after Pope Benedict announced his resignation and before Pope Francis was elected.
