The new Pope formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires and ordained for the Jesuits on 13 December 1969. After completing his doctoral dissertation in Germany, he served as a confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba. On 20 May 1992 he was… Read more »
Most people at the Vatican seem confident there will be a new pope by next Sunday. Whoever the next Vicar of Christ is remains to be seen but the countdown is on and bookmakers are even taking wagers. Is that a sin? Leading favorites are CARDINAL PETER TURKSON, CARDINAL ANGELO SCOLA, CARDINAL ODILO SCHERER:,CARDINAL MARC… Read more »
The man many believe could be Pope, Cardinal Turkson, says he is willing to serve as Pope himself ‘if it is the will of God.’ Many people from his former school in New York State believe Turkson is a natural leader. It has been a long road for the man who grew up in… Read more »
The Vatican is urging a “greater reserve” ahead of the conclave which will elect a new pope. As a result Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago, who have been giving interviews to the media and were scheduled to address journalists at the Pontifical North American College in… Read more »
Having given back the Papal red shoes and spent his first weekend at The Vatican’s summer residence,Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is now apparently settling in comfortably. Benedict is also wearing loafers given to him on his last trip to Mexico. Meanwhile with the Sede Vacante in Rome, Vatican State has released Four Stamps for this… Read more »
Bells rang, people cheered and many cried, as they shouted “Viva il papa!” and Benedict XVI left the Vatican to take up temporary residence at Castel Gandolfo. The question now is who will fill the red shoes? Meanwhile, the Papal apartments at the Vatican as well as the elevator to reach them have been sealed… Read more »
