Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" (“For the Election of the Roman Pontiff”) Mass in St. Peter’s ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, expressed his wishes for a Pope who could “best awaken the consciences of all” in a homily at Holy Mass, before Vatican ...

First vote shows no pope elected yet, as expected Cardinals took secrecy oaths before start of conclave Voting takes place in the Sistine Chapel, cut off from world Progressives and ...

The day begins with Mass celebrated in the morning by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. In the afternoon, the cardinals process into the Sistine Chapel and take ...

The Dean of the College, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, will formally request the elected candidate’s consent with the question: “Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?” Upon ...

Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today's challenges, Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings, and hopes of this time of globalization,' says Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin of Pope Francis, during his funeral Mass, in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters ‘Profound ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re used the homily to criticize the president, who was seated in the front row to hear it. European Editor at Large President Donald Trump may have gotten his front row ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin.Credit: AP And that is it for our live coverage of the funeral of Pope Francis. Hundreds of thousands of mourners from ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said in his funeral homily that Pope Francis urged "reason and honest negotiation" in efforts to end ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, bringing to a close his sometimes turbulent 12-year leadership of the ...

Cardinal Battista Re said the pope “incessantly raised his voice” for peace and urged people to “build bridges not walls”. Giving a homily in Italian, the cardinal said of Francis ...