For more than 100 years, the Gammarelli family’s clerical tailor shop near the Pantheon in Rome has created three white wool cassocks — large, medium and small — with an …
Conclave
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A Maryland parish priest told OSV News ahead of the upcoming conclave that he has “an enormous degree of confidence” in the papal selection process.
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Rich in secrecy, suspense and the potential to alter history, the conclave process by which popes have been elected has obvious dramatic appeal for film.
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Hungarian cardinal from ‘the heart of Europe’ shows decades of leadership
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although not a familiar name in the U.S. press, Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, 72, is a major figure among his peers in Europe, the …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis issued regular appeals for prayers for Myanmar — a nation embroiled in a political and humanitarian crisis since a military coup plunged the crisis …
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As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like we have no real role to …
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How the conclave works: It’s guided by a rule book and a prayer book
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book. The rule …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The College of Cardinals confirmed that 135 members are eligible to participate in the conclave, the Vatican announced, and they asked the faithful to accompany them …
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Build communion with diversity, abbot tells cardinals before conclave
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The cardinals preparing to elect a new pope must strengthen communion in the Catholic Church, promoting a form of unity that has nothing to do with …
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There are at least 15 cardinals who were born after 1965 — the year Vatican II ended — and the beginning of Generation X.
