Two Popes in the same frame is a sight that has never been seen before and is unlikely to be repeated again. Just ten days after Pope Francis was elected as the 266th Pontiff he has met with Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI. The union included lunch and a 45-minute private discussion. Pope Francis arrived by helicopter at Castel Gandolfo. According to Vatican Spokesperson… Read more »
Everyday brings a new story and a gust of fresh air regarding Pope Francis. First the Pontiff went on the bus with the Cardinals rather than take his new Sedan, then he paid his hotel bill in person just hours after being elected. If these two firsts weren’t enough Pope Francis then went walk about in Rome…. Read more »
Pope Francis is starting to throw tradition away beginning next Thursday. Instead of the usual Easter Triduum at St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis will be heading to jail to celebrate the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Usually this occasion sees a Pontiff wash the feet of retired priests but instead Pope Francis… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Cardinal Timothy Dolan may not consider himself a candidate for the Papacy but that doesn’t stop New Yorker’s counting him in the running. People from all over New York, across the country , and abroad descended on St Patrick’s on Sunday morning to bid Dolan good luck for his upcoming trip. Some members of the… Read more »
