A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

Wednesday 7 May, the Cardinals and more than 5,000 faithful gathered in St Peter's Basilica for the Mass for the Election of ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...

We are here to invoke the help of the Holy Spirit, to implore his light and strength so that the Pope elected may be he whom ...

Don’t forget the poor.” These are the words that the Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes famously whispered in the ear of Jorge ...

Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory Be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ...

Lubbock Bishop Robert Coerver hopes the 133 cardinals who will elect the new pope are already listening for guidance from the ...

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 ...

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to ...