‘Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he had prayed to God during the conclave not to be elected pope but that “evidently this time He didn’t listen to me.”
For the first time since his election, Benedict shed light on his feelings inside the conclave during an audience with German pilgrims, who gave a hero’s welcome […]
‘South Africa’s Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu expressed disappointment today in the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as the new Pope, calling him a “rigid conservative” out of step with the times.
Archbishop Tutu, who hoped for an African Pope, told South Africa’s SABC radio the fact that Cardinal Ratzinger was European was less important than his conservative […]
‘In May 1945, thousands of German prisoners of war trudged down the highway toward the Bavarian town of Bad Aibling. Among them - tired but grateful to be alive - was 18-year-old Joseph Ratzinger, who days before had risked death by deserting the German army.
“In three days of marching, we hiked down the empty highway, […]
‘Joseph Ratzinger, the dean of the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals, has been elected the new pope — the first from Germany in about a thousand years. He took the name Benedict the 16th — and told thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, “I entrust myself to your prayers.” Pilgrims chanted “Benedict! […]
‘Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, of Germany, has been named to lead the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI.
Ratzinger is a rigorously conservative guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy.
He is the 265th pope of the Catholic Church and the first from Germany since the 11th century.
Opinion about him remains deeply divided in Germany, a sharp contrast to John […]
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‘Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney Monday to signal that cardinals failed to select a new pope in their first round of voting, held just hours after they began their historic task: finding a leader capable of building on John Paul II’s spiritual energy while keeping modern rifts from tearing deeper into the […]
‘Gathering beneath a brilliant sky, thousands of pilgrims converged on St. Peter’s Square on Monday as cardinals held a Mass before shutting themselves inside the Sistine Chapel to begin their election of a new pope.
Thousands of people passed through metal detectors to get into St. Peter’s Basilica for the midmorning Mass celebrated by the 115 […]
‘As soon as he says “yes” to being pope, the new head of the Roman Catholic Church will make his first major decision: He’ll choose a new name.
The new pope will be free to pick from any of his 264 predecessors, use his own first name or come up with something new.
Vatican-watchers will read the […]
The 115 cardinals from 52 countries, representing five continents, can pick any unmarried Roman Catholic male to be the church’s next pope, at least in theory, during their conclave that begins Monday. In practice, they are likely to pick from among themselves. And of those, nine names have circulated most frequently, though others also are […]
‘Behind the thick oak doors of the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will do more than pick the next pope. Their deliberations - which begin Monday - also serve as a critical judgment on what the faith needs most as pressures close in from all directions.
The cardinals often mentioned as possible […]
‘It’s like handicapping the horses, but with the Holy Spirit as bookmaker.
Just who will be Pope John Paul II’s successor as leader of the world’s more than 1 billion Roman Catholics, and just how the 115 voting cardinals, who head into their secret conclave to cast their first ballots Monday, will vote is anybody’s guess.
This […]
‘Support for German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger appears to be building ahead of the conclave to select a new pope, Italian newspapers reported Wednesday.
Corriere della Sera, citing anonymous sources, said at least 40 cardinals have voiced some backing for the conservative Ratzinger during daily meetings before the conclave opens Monday with an expected 115 cardinals.
Another newspaper, […]
Schedule for conclave of 115 cardinals to choose new pope:
Sunday, April 17
- The 115 cardinals taking part in the conclave will move into the Domus Sanctae Marthae hotel in the afternoon and will have dinner together.
Monday, April 18
- 10 a.m. (4 a.m. EDT): The cardinals celebrate a morning Mass.
- 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT): Cardinals […]