When else do we get an opportunity like this, to take someone at this level of leadership at face value?
Faith
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Farewell Francis, a pope of surprises
As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of ‘America’ remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff: Francis, a pope of monumental surprises.
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
Praying for the cardinal electors as the conclave begins
For these next days of waiting, first and foremost for the cardinals in conclave and then also for all of us: Come, Holy Spirit, bringing wisdom, discernment and patience.
Posted inFaith
What parish priests are hoping for in a new pope
And what pressing questions they believe the Catholic Church faces today
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The cardinals are in conclave. What happens next?
What we know about the protocols being followed by the cardinals in conclave—and what happens next
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Re’s pre-conclave homily: ‘Love is the only force capable of changing the world.’
Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the conclave rules, listen to a final reflection and—if they chose to do so—conduct the first ballot.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The rise of religious orders among the conclave’s cardinal electors
Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a religious order—and whether this is the continuity needed now.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I learned to love the last three popes. I look forward to embracing the next one, too.
No one gathers Christians—Catholics and non-Catholics alike—throughout the world, however imperfectly, in the way the pope does. The world needs the pope.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Where the cardinals stand one day before the conclave
Who are the frontrunners entering the conclave, and how the voting could quickly confirm papabile lists or pivot to an unexpected candidate
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: What Toronto’s Cardinal Leo, one of the youngest in the conclave, wants in a new pope
Cardinal Frank Leo, the 53-year-old archbishop of Toronto, told Gerard O’Connell that he does not think age or nationality is an important factor in choosing the next pope. His top priority? A leader who listens.