True faith is found in compassion, not just creed, cardinal says April 29, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News True discipleship is not measured by the creeds Christians recite or the theology they know, but by how deeply they love, a cardinal said at a memorial Mass for Pope Francis.
Vatican drivers, staff to swear oath of secrecy ahead of conclave April 29, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News One by one, placing a right hand on the Book of Gospels, staff driving, cooking, cleaning and caring for the cardinals who will elect a new pope will swear an oath of perpetual secrecy about the election of the 266th successor of St. Peter.
Cardinal says he will obey late pope’s sanctions, not enter conclave April 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who lost the rights associated with being a cardinal after Pope Francis asked him to resign in 2020, said he would obey the late pope’s wishes and not seek to enter the conclave May 7.
Over-80 cardinals still have role to play in choosing next pope April 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When the conclave begins May 7, there will be 117 cardinals who will not be allowed into the Sistine Chapel to take part in the voting process that chooses the next pope.
Cardinals must choose a pope who can guide, sustain world, cardinal says April 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and all of humanity want guidance and support in a world filled with toil, doubts and contradictions, said Cardinal Baldassare Reina, papal vicar of Rome.
On electing a pope: 10 frequently asked questions answered April 28, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The world’s cardinals under the age of 80 will gather to elect the successor of Pope Francis, who died April 21 from a stroke and heart failure. The conclave is scheduled to begin May 7.
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.
Past conclaves give idea of when to watch for smoke from Sistine Chapel April 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect a new pope use smoke signals to communicate with the outside world.
Conclave to elect next pope will begin May 7 April 28, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.
The next pope: Lists abound, certainty does not for May 7 conclave April 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The conclave to elect a new pope is scheduled to begin May 7 in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
U.S. cardinals who will enter conclave to elect pope April 28, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News A list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to elect a new pope.
Cardinals, faithful flock to Rome’s center to pray at pope’s tomb April 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica three and a half miles from the Vatican.
