The choice of a papal name is said to be the new pope’s first important decision.
Faith
Posted inFaith, News
Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
In Pope John Paul II’s rules for the conclave, excommunication was always a possibility, but Pope Benedict XVI made it explicit, saying they must observe “absolute and perpetual secrecy.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Reina: The next pope must continue the reform Francis began
“Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because we have the Gospel,” Cardinal Reina said in an interview the Gerard O’Connell.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: Cardinal Czerny on why it shouldn’t matter where the next pope is from
“I become agitated when they say it’s time for an American, it’s time for an African, it’s time for a South Islander. I think that is so stupid. It’s time for the successor of Peter for 2025. The priority is evangelization.”
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
The pope is not the point
Whoever is elected as the next pope, one thing is certain: The church does not belong to him.
Posted inFaith, News
‘God is not mocked’: US Catholic leaders criticize Trump’s AI pope meme
“He owes an apology,” Bishop Thomas Paprocki said after President Trump posted an image that appeared to be created by A.I. depicting himself as pope.
Posted inFaith, News
Salvadoran cardinal: We are ‘citizens, not angels,’ and rely on media to know the candidates
“We depend on the press to know who the candidates are, because names are not something we really talk about in there—perhaps only in small groups. This is not a parliament.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Will the next pope embrace synodality—or reject it?
The influence of the Synod on Synodality for the conclave—and what the result of the conclave might mean for the future of synodality
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy?
The role of the pope is in a process of conversion from worldly monarch to world’s priest.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The conclave is a referendum on synodality
At the Synod on Synodality, the cardinals were ‘converted’ to working together in a new way. As they join their brothers in the conclave, they face a referendum on—and resistance to—their work.