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

“In this way, they remind us that communion is built primarily ‘on our knees,’ through prayer and constant commitment to ...

Celebrating his first Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV said communion requires prayer, listening and ...

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

and a Catholic youth group offered a Holy Rosary prayer for the conclave and the guidance for cardinal electors. The Holy Rosary service was held at the CBCP chapel in Intramuros, Manila ...

VATICAN CITY — Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that ... for the universal church. Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the top-ranking cardinal among the electors, led the cardinals ...

Each person who signs up for the pontifical campaign will be assigned to pray for one of the 135 cardinal electors ... to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in order to be able to discern who ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing ... Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the top-ranking cardinal among the electors, led the cardinals in prayer at 4:30 p.m. May 7 in the ...

On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti ended his homily with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, written by St. Simeon the New Theologian, an Eastern ...

Roger Landry turned to 1997, when then-Cardinal Joseph ... with what the Holy Spirit might want to accomplish,” he added. The cardinals have been focused on prayer in the days leading up to ...

“A perfect time of prayer for the cardinals as they take on their important responsibility before God of responding to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit ... one of the 135 cardinal electors ...

The selection of pope does not consist of campaigning for the position, but focuses on much prayer and reflection ... given to them by the Holy Spirit. "Every cardinal will have the chance ...