Tag: College of Cardinals

Cardinals concluded a two-day extraordinary consistory 27 June, saying Pope Leo XIV's decision to convene the College of Cardinals twice in six months has already strengthened unity by helping cardinals get to know one another.

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering 26-27 June – right before the solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul.

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognising that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular goal: to elect "a worthy pastor" for the universal church.

As the cardinals enter into the conclave to elect the 267th pope, Simcha Fisher shares her own light-hearted take on her prayers for their time together.

On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed in the presence of members of the College of Cardinals in the Vatican's New Synod Hall. 

As members of the College of Cardinals met 5 May, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect a new pope had arrived in Rome, the Vatican press office said.

As cardinals gather in Rome ahead of the 7 May conclave, thousands of pilgrims are flocking to the Basilica of St Denis in Argenteuil, France, to venerate what's believed to be the holy tunic of Jesus—the seamless robe described in the Gospels.

Ahead of the 7 May start of the papal conclave, the Pontifical Missions Societies USA is inviting faithful to pray—not only for the assembly as a whole, but for a specific cardinal elector who will help to choose the next successor of St Peter, following Pope Francis' death 21 April at the age of 88.

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave 7 May, the Vatican announced.

The conclave that begins 7 May is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors.

After the funeral and burial of Pope Francis 26 April, the attention of the world turned to who would be the next pope.

Pope Francis announced the church will have 21 new cardinals at the Angelus.