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Detailed schedule of conclave released
Vatican press office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi, has revealed details of the daily schedule of the Conclave set to begin... Read more
Main reason for conclave date revealed
An overwhelming majority of the College of Cardinals agreed on holding the conclave March 12 because the Sistine Chapel and... Read more
Rome youth center to host perpetual adoration during conclave
A center for students and young people in Rome has announced that it will host 24-hour Eucharistic adoration to pray... Read more
Cardinals select Tuesday, March 12 for conclave
After five days of meetings, the College of Cardinals has voted to hold a conclave to elect the next Pope... Read more
New Pope will have to wait to move in
No one knows who the new Pope will be, but it can be said with certainty that he will be... Read more
Conclave date to be announced after 7 pm local time
The day when cardinals begin to vote for the next Pope will be announced after 7:00 p.m. local time. Read more
As conclave nears, tactics get more aggressive
The media silence of the cardinals resulted in an anonymous interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica in which a... Read more
Final cardinal arrives in Rome for conclave
The last cardinal to arrive in Rome for the election of a new Pope is supposed to land this afternoon,... Read more
Profile of future Pope begins to take shape
On their third day of pre-conclave meetings the cardinals are beginning to develop the profile of what the next Pope... Read more
College of Cardinals imposes media silence after breach
The College of Cardinals has decided that its members will no longer speak to journalists after several cardinals gave too... Read more
Cardinals contemplate insider, outsider papal candidates
“We are not ready to enter the conclave,” Cardinal Francis George of Chicago plainly told the Italian newspaper La Stampa... Read more
Cardinals will be informed of Vatileaks background
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley said he trusts the cardinals taking part in the papal election will be informed on the... Read more
Cardinals send message of thanks to Benedict XVI
The College of Cardinals sent Benedict XVI a message of thanks for his ministry and decided to only hold morning... Read more
Cardinals announce adoration, Vespers ceremony for conclave
The College of Cardinals has agreed to hold a public prayer service on March 6 in St. Peter’s Basilica to... Read more
Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings
The cardinals of the Catholic Church gathered for their first general meeting this morning to take an oath of secrecy,... Read more
Old establishment cardinals hope for quick conclave
While the cardinals created by Benedict XVI arrive in Rome and get acquainted with the pre-conclave operations, cardinals from the... Read more
Cardinals bid Pope farewell with hearts full of thanks
Echoing the disciples on the Road to Emmaus, Cardinal Angelo Sodano told Pope Benedict that the cardinals’ hearts “burned when... Read more
Theologian says cultural renewal starts with Catechism
A U.S. theology professor's new book seeks to revitalize society through the “integrated whole of the Catholic vision,” found in... Read more
