CONCLAVE DATE ANNOUNCED: MAY 7 The conclave to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope will begin May 7, the Holy See Press Office has announced. The cardinals will cast their first vote on who should be the next pope in the afternoon that day. A pope is chosen when there is a two-thirds majority in agreement.READ
HOW MANY ELECTORS WILL VOTE? WHO WILL NOT? Though 135 electors are registered to vote in the conclave, there will tentatively be 134 present in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Here is a look at who will not be in attendance and why.READ
VICAR GENERAL OF ROME ON THE NEED FOR A HOLY POPE On the third of the traditional nine days of mourning and prayer following the death of a pope, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome, said that the world is in need of a spiritual leader "who has the gaze of Jesus."READ
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WEIGEL ON HOW THE CONCLAVE REALLY WORKS George Weigel, biographer of Pope Saint John Paul II, has offered a rare, clear-eyed analysis of the intricate and often misunderstood variables that shape the election of a new pope.READ
POPE FRANCIS ADDRESSES YOUTH IN POSTUMOUSLY PUBLISHED VIDEO "Dear boys and girls," said Pope Francis in a January video recording that has now been released, "one of the most important things in life is to listen — to learn how to listen. When someone speaks to you, wait for them to finish so you can really understand, and then, if you feel like it, respond. But the important thing is to listen."READ
PRAY ALONG WITH CARDINAL BURKE'S CONCLAVE NOVENA Cardinal Raymond Burke has composed a novena prayer for the selection of our next pope. Let's pray this together every day!PRAY WITH US NOW
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