On Wednesday, 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church. What on earth will happen remains known only to heaven. After two weeks of debate, discussion, politicking, and gossiping, predictions on…
As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to enter the Sistine Chapel Wednesday to choose the next pope, a surprising dynamic has emerged. One cardinal has made comments about his African confrères that are difficult to interpret in a…
“Many speak of Pierbattista Pizzaballa,” La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper, reported Friday in its coverage of the College of Cardinals’ discussions on the election of a new pope. “The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,” the publication said, “is another of the…
Several cardinals have spoken with an American media outlet to register their dissatisfaction with some of what has been said during the meetings of cardinals that are taking place prior to the conclave, known as general congregations. Specifically, they are…
One of the cardinal electors who has been widely speculated as one of the most likely successors to the Chair of St. Peter spoke with the press on Tuesday regarding what he believes should be the “defining characteristic” of the…
