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.
Conclave
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
The conclave’s toughest question isn’t whether to pursue unity. It’s how.
The choice of method, more than any difference in underlying doctrine, is where Pope Francis departed most radically from his predecessors.
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
A day before the conclave, the field is wide open
The conclave opens tomorrow, and the energy around the Holy See Press Office is alarmingly calm.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
They came to Rome for vacation. Then the pope died.
The chair of Peter may be empty, but the Vatican is still full.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Cardinal John Dew: On feeling nervous before the conclave—and praying through it.
As the conclave draws near, I am becoming more nervous and apprehensive about what is ahead of us. But all I am asked to do is to trust in God.
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‘Adopt a Cardinal’ helps Catholics pray for the electors inside the conclave
The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
The history of the Sistine Chapel—where cardinals will choose the next pope
The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous church and its artistic treasures?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What happens inside a conclave? Everything you need to know.
Inside the quirky procedures and protocols of the secretive conclave, with Thomas Reese, S.J.
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
What name will the next pope take—and what will it mean?
The choice of a papal name is said to be the new pope’s first important decision.
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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.”