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On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice of Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches.
5. Prayer is a work of mercy. Praying for the living and the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. When we pray for the cardinal ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they ...
With the papal conclave beginning next week, here's what to know about when it starts and how long it is expected to last.
As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, ancient customs collide with TikTok trends, viral memes and a new era of digital ...
After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...
Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.