As the Cardinal-electors processed into the conclave on Tuesday, March 12, the Litany of the Saints was chanted. In it the Church Militant begs the Church Triumphant, the Saints in heaven, to pray and intercede […]
Vatican City, 13 March 2013 (VIS) – Following is the official biography of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who […]
In his first words as the Successor of St. Peter, Pope Francis delivered the following remarks from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square: Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of […]
Vatican City, Mar 13, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has become the next Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. Pope Francis greeted the crowds […]
The archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, is the first Jesuit to be named Supreme Pontiff. John Allen’s profile of Bergoglio can be read here. John Thavis’ profile can be read here.
Habemus papam! Watch the announcement of who our new Holy Father is live at EWTN or at the Vatican’s website.
Once again, black smoke was seen from the Sistine Chapel chimney today at 11:40 am in Rome, indicating that the conclave of cardinals did not elect a new pope in either of the two rounds […]
His Excellency, Bishop Robert F. Vasa, is the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California. Prior to coming to Santa Rosa in January 2010, he was the bishop of the Diocese of Baker, […]
Nero. The smoke was black. We have to come back tomorrow. Inside the Sala Stampa and the Media Center at the Pope Paul VI Hall on the southern side of the Vatican, white smoke is […]
As you know, no pope today. I don’t think too many folks are surprised by that news. My own guess, based on little more than, well, guesswork, is that it will be three or four […]
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