by Cindy Wooden and Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Wherever journalists and bookmakers may be getting the names on their lists of top candidates for the next pope, it’s not from the cardinals who will actually vote in the election. Both custom and canon law forbid the cardinals to discuss the matter in […]
Month: February 2013
The Next Pope – Here’s What the Cardinals Will Be Looking for as They Enter the Conclave
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – One task facing the College of Cardinals already has been completed: A job description for the Catholic Church’s chief evangelizer already is written. He must be humble, but firmly grounded in Church teaching; joyful and enthusiastic; willing to listen to and dialogue with others; and courageous in defending […]
Reforming Roman Curia Will Be Immediate Task for Next Pontiff
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Threats to religious freedom around the world, the human costs of globalization, media transformed by the revolution in information technology – these are some of the challenges that the next pope is bound to face in leading the Church. According to one highly informed observer, the next […]
Pope Will Serve Church Through Prayer
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In one of his last public appearances, Pope Benedict XVI told an overflow crowd in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 24 that his upcoming retirement does not mean he is abandoning the Church, but that he will be serving it in a new way, through prayer and meditation. […]
Factoids about Popes’ Ages and Nationalities
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – When Pope Benedict XVI, 85, announced his resignation, he said that “both strength of mind and body are necessary” to carry out the papal ministry in the modern world. He was elected in 2005, just after his 78th birthday. Of the 102 popes whose exact age at election is known, Pope […]
Some Little Known Facts About Papal Conclaves
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Ambrogio Piazzoni, vice prefect of the Vatican Library and author of the book, History of Papal Elections, shared facts and curiosities with journalists at the Vatican Feb. 20: • Electing a pope is the main and most serious responsibility of members of the College of Cardinals. In the […]
Parishioners Await ‘New Church’ at Holy Name
by Ed Wilkinson Holy Name of Jesus parish has begun a fundraising campaign to pay for renovations that will “restore its church to its former beauty.” Father James Cunningham, administrator, announced at all Masses Feb. 24 that the parish has embarked on a drive to raise $1.5 million to make the necessary renovations to the […]
Youth Views: What is the importance of Fasting?
Let No Man Be Left Cold
Staying Up All Night with Jesus
by Katrina Nangle A lock-in with the youth ministry at Our Lady of Light parish, St. Albans, was the perfect way to begin Lent. It provided a loving, tranquil and spiritual environment that gave us something very unique. It allowed us to focus. During the lock-in, all our worries, troubles and problems were miniscule. Our […]