VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — With 170 red hats present in Vatican City, the extraordinary consistory of cardinals started at 3:30 p.m. Rome time with Veni Creator Spiritus sounding in the Synod Hall ...

Pope Leo XIV holds a consistory with cardinals from around the world at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2025. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) With 170 red hats present in Vatican City, the ...

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Performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony are few and far between, especially on the anniversary of Mahler’s death. Led by their Chief Conductor Designate Klaus Mäkelä, Sunday’s concert was the Royal ...

There are images that do not fade. The chant of the traditional antiphon In Paradisum floated above St. Peter’s Square, as the Church entrusted the soul of Pope Francis to the heavenly Jerusalem, on ...

Bishop David Oakley told The Tablet: “We pray the Holy Spirit will continue to guide Pope Leo XIV in his desire that we become missionary disciples, enabling others to find a personal relationship ...

MANILA, Philippines — The three Filipino cardinals participating in the papal conclave have sworn an oath ahead of the Sistine Chapel doors being locked. All 133 cardinal-electors took the oath after ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the Catholic Church’s history unfolds, a bishop on Wednesday called on the faithful to pray that cardinals participating in the conclave will elect the rightful pope.

Waiter Says He Doesn't 'Regret' Night Spent With Liam Payne, As He Details The cardinals arrived inside the Sistine Chapel following a procession from the Pauline Chapel. They then sang two prayers ...

The papal conclave is beginning Wednesday at the Vatican, as 133 cardinal electors undertake the solemn task of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church. One hundred thirty-three cardinal ...

A new pope could be named within a matter of hours, after more than 100 Catholic cardinals gathered inside the Vatican on Wednesday to elect the next pontiff, following the death of Pope Francis in ...

It begins with "Extra omnes" and ends with "Habemus Papam". The procedures that make up the Conclave form a liturgy between the mystical and the electoral, punctuated by a rich array of Latin formulas ...