Voting for new pope to begin March 12
Cardinal electors assembled in Rome will begin voting for the next pope March 12. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, announced the date for the start of the election, known as a conclave, in a message to reporters March 8.
Jesus put Church in hands of erring humans, not angels, says cardinal
If Jesus had wanted a church free of scandal or problems, he would have put it in the hands of angels, not a humanity he loved, said Nigeria's newest cardinal elector.
Bishops say they could not support rewritten Violence Against Women Act
Five bishops who lead committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a joint statement they could not support the rewritten reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law March 7.
‘The Benedict XVI generation’: Phoenix seminarian in Rome reflects on pope’s teaching, persona
Three Phoenix seminarians had a closer view than many to Pope Benedict XVI’s final moments as the Church’s supreme leader. Seminarians and priests at the Pontifical North American College in Rome filled the roof terrace of the seminary, cheering as the pope flew out of the Vatican Feb. 28. The seminarians reflected on those final days and the pope's legacy.
Gretchen Crowe named editor of OSV Newsweekly
Gretchen Crowe has been named the new editor of OSV Newsweekly, the nation's largest national Catholic weekly newspaper.
Cardinals face issue of Catholics embracing faith, but not the Church
A major issue facing today's U.S. Catholic Church is that many people express "absolutely no problem with faith, but they do have a problem with religion," said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
Cardinals need time to talk before conclave, spokesman says
When 115 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect a new pope, they will be praying and voting four times a day.
List of cardinal electors in order of precedence
Here, in the Vatican's formal order of precedence, is a list of the 115 cardinal electors expected to participate in the conclave.
CCHD awards $800,000 to three groups working on immigration reform
Three faith-based organizations working to reform the country's immigration laws are set to receive $800,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Conclave is more a time of discernment than election, prelate says
The process of selecting a new pope is "ultimately not an election, ultimately it is a discernment," said Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington.
