by David Agren BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS) – Lawyer Diego Morales often walks past the Metropolitan Cathedral in this South American capital. He recently popped in, however, taking a moment for prayer and reflection and to give thanks for what was previously unthinkable: that local Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected pope. Many Argentines […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said that “as things got dangerous” in the conclave voting, he was sitting next to his “great friend,” Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes “who comforted me.” When the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio went over the 77 votes needed to become pope, he said, Cardinal Hummes “hugged […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis began his first full day as pope with an early morning act of Marian devotion – and by paying the bill at the clergy hotel where he had stayed before entering the conclave that elected him. The new pope left the Domus Sanctae Marthae at 8 […]
by Carol Zimmermann VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Two U.S. cardinals described Pope Francis as an ideal choice to lead the Church in the modern world. “He is the perfect choice for this moment in the church,” said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl. New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. […]
The diocesan Mass of thanksgiving for the election of Pope Francis had a decidedly Hispanic tone. Celebrated at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was joined by Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros and about 25 concelebrants. Not only did Bishop DiMarzio preach the first part of his homily in Spanish in honor of […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, was elected the 266th pope and took the name Francis. The election March 13 came on the first full day of the conclave on the conclave’s fifth ballot. It was a surprisingly quick conclusion to a conclave that began with many […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, congratulated the newly elected pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who took the name Francis. Pope Francis “stands as the figure of unity for all Catholics wherever they reside. The bishops of the United […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Hours before the start of the conclave that will choose the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals celebrated the papacy as a source of unity among Catholics and of evangelization and charitable service to the world. Christ “has established his apostles and among them […]
by Carol Zimmermann VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Centuries ago – prior to mass media – popes and the conclaves to elect them did not have the worldwide attention they do now, a historian told reporters. Jesuit Father Norman Tanner, dean of Church history at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, told reporters March 11 that the papal […]
by Sister Constance Carolyn Veit, l.s.p As Ash Wednesday approached, I was thinking that this was going to be a Lent like most others. And then came the news on Feb. 11! Even as I pondered what a papal resignation signified, my thoughts drifted back to another season of high emotion – Lent 2005. A […]
