A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in.

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they ...

The Holy Father urged the faithful to carry God’s love ‘everywhere,’ entrusting this mission to the intercession of the ...

The life of prayer is a process that has great advances and setbacks. There is no monotony when it comes to spending time ...

The day before you begin the Ten-Day Devotion, which is the eve of the glorious Ascension of our divine Redeemer, you must prepare yourself by making a firm resolution to live an interior life and ...

they are praying that cardinals will be given the discernment to pick whoever the Holy Spirit has chosen. “We pray that the cardinals will discern the next pope,” Gianan, who was among those ...

The Father is my hope. The Son is my refuge. The Holy Spirit is my protector. Glory to the holy and undivided Trinity, now and for ever. Let us praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ...

"The whole church, united with us in prayer, insistently invokes the grace of the Holy Spirit so that a worthy pastor for the whole flock of Christ would be elected by us," he told them.

Rice of Springfield-Cape Girardeau issued the following statement: "Since the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, I have been alternating between the Mass prayers of the Holy Spirit and the Mass ...

All these days of praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis was part of this, as was all the prayers to the Holy Spirit to guide the cardinals in their decision.” Zurek remarked on the ...