How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
Greek Reporter1 天
Will Pope Francis Resign and Who are His Potential Successors?
Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?
Catholic News Agency3 天
Pope tells why he chose the name of "Benedict XVI"
The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency2 年
Pope Benedict XVI, who went from Hitler Youth to advancing Catholic-Jewish relations, dies ...
(JTA) — Jewish groups are among those marking the death of Benedict XVI, the Catholic pontiff who died Saturday at 95, a decade after shocking the world by becoming the first pope since the Mid ...
NorthJersey.com3 天
How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
The churches' second oldest pope, Francis took on the role in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned due to age ... They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when ...
AOL.co.uk3 天
How is a new pope elected?
Twelve years ago, Pope Benedict XVI was the first pope to resign in ... If he does so, he chooses a papal name and is dressed in papal vestments before proceeding to the balcony of St Peter's ...
Italian priest excommunicated for saying Francis is ‘not the Pope’
A priest was excommunicated from a parish in Livorno in January last year for calling Pope Francis a “usurper” in a New Year’s Eve homily, which marked the first anniversary of the death of the pope’s ...