As the Vatican hosts its conclave to choose the next Pope, NBC looked into the work of Cardinal Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle and came to the sad conclusion that he is just as traditional as any other cardinal. As NBC
@saintseagull @conclavechimney @conclaveseagull If one Seagull Twitter account is good, two must be better! — Pius Pietrzyk (@PiusOP) March 13, 2013 Not a slow news day–just an inevitable result of millions of people watching one live webcam feed.
A New York Times editorial has distorted the truth regarding several nations’ insistence on retaining certain human rights language in the final document of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women. The editorial has accused the Vatican, among others,
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
On Tuesday morning MSNBC’s coverage of the Cardinals’ conclave to elect a new pope “The Nation’s” Katrina vanden Heuvel said she was reminded “of the Communist Party.”
By JAY REEVESAssociated PressIRONDALE, Ala.A global broadcasting operation based in Alabama is offering a different kind of news coverage of the election of a new pope. Nestled among the Protestants and pine trees of suburban Birmingham, Eternal Word Television Network
***2ND UPDATE: A second vote early Wednesday morning resulted in more black smoke. Reports say the Cardinals will break for lunch and that there will be a third round of balloting late this afternoon or tonight. ***UPDATE: At 7:43pm Vatican
According to Vatican Radio, the College of Cardinals attended a Mass together, “for the election of a pope,” on Tuesday morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, in advance of the voting process that will ultimately determine the next successor to St.
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. As all
The Catholic Church is looking a lot more transparent and racially diverse than the Obama Adminstration these days. Before meditating and then gathering for the secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel where the vote for a new Pope will begin,
In Roman Catholic parishes all around the world, ordinary priests are fielding questions from the faithful and preparing to shepherd them through the election of a new pope to lead the Universal Church. At the same time, it’s a tumultuous
The papal conclave that will select the next pope will begin on Tuesday. The procession of cardinals into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel will start at 4:30 pm. By 5:30 pm, the doors of the chapel will be closed, and all
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion WriterVATICAN CITYA pastor in Ontario wondered about behind-the-scenes politicking ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope. He could have read news reports or listened to briefings by the Vatican spokesman. Instead, he asked a
Though four in ten Catholics live in Latin America–more than in any other region of the world–most Latin Americans do not believe the next pope will be one of the area’s 19 cardinals. In fact, many Latin Americans are somewhat
As previously rumored, the conclave to elect the successor to retired Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will begin on Tuesday, March 12. Shortly before 7 PM Rome time Friday, the Holy See’s press office released a statement saying that the cardinals
Roman Catholic cardinals gathered unexpectedly at the Vatican Tuesday to prepare to choose a new pope, announcing that they would be holding a prayer service the following day at 5 PM Rome time. All the Catholic faithful were invited to
The Vatican has not yet announced a date for the start of voting to elect a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church, but it is preparing the world’s most beautiful voting booth for the process. On Tuesday, March 5,
As the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gather in Rome for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, a new determination to do something about the Church’s sex abuse scandals is emerging. Cardinal Francis George,
Monday marked the first day of the General Congregation at the Vatican in Rome, a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals – both the “cardinal electors” (those eligible to vote for the new pope) and those over 80 and therefore too
Andrew Sullivan, the author who still harbors serious doubts about the veracity of Sarah Palin’s ultimate pregnancy, has determined that outgoing Pope Benedict is gay. In a post titled “Two Popes, One Secretary,” Sullivan writes that since Benedict will live
Despite previously being forced to step down as Archbishop of Los Angeles for allegedly covering up sex abuse by Catholic priests, Cardinal Roger Mahony is headed to the Vatican to select the next pope. Mahony noted on his Twitter that
Alan Dershowitz has openly condemned one possible successor to Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, who he claims is virulently and openly anti-Semitic. Rodriguez Maradiaga has been one of the candidates mentioned as a possible pope,
CBS: VATICAN CITY The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor, saying they were an attempt to influence
Two Italian publications, La Repubblica and Panorama, have reported that a confidential report given to Pope Benedict, part of which refers to a network of homosexual clerics working within the Vatican, led to the pontiff’s decision to resign the papacy.
