Termite damage is latest challenge Alabama cathedral has withstood in its 175 years May 5, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The Archdiocese of Mobile announced April 25 that engineers have deemed the west end of the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception as unsafe due to extensive termite damage.
Where, when to watch for white smoke May 5, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The conclave is set to begin May 7, but the public only knows its end by iconic white smoke billowing out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney.
Radio Interview: Preparing for the Conclave May 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview As the College of Cardinals prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope May 7, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty gets some inside information from Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, Md., and former executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
To love and be loved is Christian way, French cardinal says May 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Only through loving others and accepting love in spite of one’s own failures can Christians truly understand and proclaim the joy of Christ’s victory over death, said French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.
Convert in a conclave: Swedish cardinal remains in the spotlight May 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Le Figaro had described Cardinal Arborelius as “first and foremost a man of prayer but also a noted theologian, committed to ecumenism.” It also said his leadership of a church in “a highly secularized country where Catholicism is in the minority” is an advantage.
Over 12 years, Pope Francis made a significant impact on the church’s liturgical life May 5, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments While the liturgical legacy of Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, may have flown under the radar for many, several experts told OSV News his 12-year papacy made a definite impact.
At final memorial Mass, Pope Francis remembered as tireless shepherd May 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even when his health deteriorated.
AI image of Trump as pope was ‘not good,’ cardinal tells reporters in Rome May 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News An AI-generated image of U.S. President Donald Trump dressed as the pope “was not good,” Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said in Rome.
‘Vaticanista’ tells Catholic Review how conclaves have changed in 50 years May 5, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, Local News, News John Thavis has been in St. Peter’s Square for the election of the last four popes, from John Paul I through Francis.
Mexican cardinal, close papal ally, could be second Latin American pope May 5, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City is admired as a pastor and biblical scholar and was a key ally of Pope Francis in implementing the Synod of Bishops on synodality — a central component of his pontificate — all of which place the Mexican cardinal high on the list of potential successors to the first Latin American pope.
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.
