Print Kate O'Hare Read Full Bio Pope Francis Washes Prisoners' Feet on Holy Thursday As the Roman Catholic Church settles into its new era under its first pope named Francis, it seems the spirit of the pontiff’s saintly namesake may be inspiring him to break with tradition. 21 Mar 2013 Pope Francis Calls on Journalists to Give ‘Special Attention to Truth, Goodness and Beauty’ On Saturday, March 16, three days after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis met with over 5,000 journalists and media – including some of their family members – at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in Rome. 17 Mar 2013 From St. Francis to Pope Francis The Roman Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, who has taken his name from one of the most recognized and beloved of Catholic saints, Francis of Assisi. 15 Mar 2013 Francis First Jesuit Pope This morning, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, a Jesuit priest born in Argentina to parents of Italian ancestry, was elected leader of Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. 13 Mar 2013 Ghana's Peter Turkson Unlikely to Rock Boat if Elected Pope Progressive media’s attempt to create a narrative that links the presidency of Barack Obama and the papal potential of Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson (he’s been a favorite of some odds-makers) glosses over something very important – just who Turkson is as a person and what he believes. 12 Mar 2013 Cardinals Make Solemn Oath Before Papal Vote Black smoke – quite a lot of it, so there was no mistake – poured from the Sistine Chapel smokestack Tuesday night, at 7:41 PM Rome time, signaling that the first vote of the Roman Catholic cardinal-electors on a new pontiff did not produce a necessary two-thirds majority. 12 Mar 2013 Watching the Cardinals as the Conclave Begins The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome to elect a new pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to start the conclave. They will literally be locked in the historic structure until their work is finished. 12 Mar 2013 Young Priest Answers Questions, Prepares for Next Pope One big difference is that there's no "Ratzinger" this time. What I mean by that is, there's no one figure that stands out, head and shoulders above the rest. 11 Mar 2013 Cardinals Celebrate Mass in Rome on Laetare Sunday Both Advent, leading up to Christmas, and Lent, leading up to Easter, are solemn times in the Roman Catholic Church. But midway through both, there’s a bit of a break, with a Sunday dedicated to joy. 10 Mar 2013 Catholic Cardinals Choose Conclave Date As previously rumored, the conclave to elect the successor to retired Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will begin on Tuesday, March 12. 9 Mar 2013 Previous 1 2 Next
Pope Francis Washes Prisoners' Feet on Holy Thursday As the Roman Catholic Church settles into its new era under its first pope named Francis, it seems the spirit of the pontiff’s saintly namesake may be inspiring him to break with tradition. 21 Mar 2013
Pope Francis Calls on Journalists to Give ‘Special Attention to Truth, Goodness and Beauty’ On Saturday, March 16, three days after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis met with over 5,000 journalists and media – including some of their family members – at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in Rome. 17 Mar 2013
From St. Francis to Pope Francis The Roman Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, who has taken his name from one of the most recognized and beloved of Catholic saints, Francis of Assisi. 15 Mar 2013
Francis First Jesuit Pope This morning, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, a Jesuit priest born in Argentina to parents of Italian ancestry, was elected leader of Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. 13 Mar 2013
Ghana's Peter Turkson Unlikely to Rock Boat if Elected Pope Progressive media’s attempt to create a narrative that links the presidency of Barack Obama and the papal potential of Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson (he’s been a favorite of some odds-makers) glosses over something very important – just who Turkson is as a person and what he believes. 12 Mar 2013
Cardinals Make Solemn Oath Before Papal Vote Black smoke – quite a lot of it, so there was no mistake – poured from the Sistine Chapel smokestack Tuesday night, at 7:41 PM Rome time, signaling that the first vote of the Roman Catholic cardinal-electors on a new pontiff did not produce a necessary two-thirds majority. 12 Mar 2013
Watching the Cardinals as the Conclave Begins The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome to elect a new pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to start the conclave. They will literally be locked in the historic structure until their work is finished. 12 Mar 2013
Young Priest Answers Questions, Prepares for Next Pope One big difference is that there's no "Ratzinger" this time. What I mean by that is, there's no one figure that stands out, head and shoulders above the rest. 11 Mar 2013
Cardinals Celebrate Mass in Rome on Laetare Sunday Both Advent, leading up to Christmas, and Lent, leading up to Easter, are solemn times in the Roman Catholic Church. But midway through both, there’s a bit of a break, with a Sunday dedicated to joy. 10 Mar 2013
Catholic Cardinals Choose Conclave Date As previously rumored, the conclave to elect the successor to retired Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will begin on Tuesday, March 12. 9 Mar 2013