If history is any guide, John is the perennial front-runner. With 21 popes ... For a new pope, going with John would be a nod to unity and a willingness to blend old wisdom with new ideas.

At the same time, the pope rejected ... a modicum of human wisdom? Rerum novarum. New things. The One who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new” (Rev 21:5).

Pope Leo XIV has stepped into the position of leader of the Catholic Church at a time when the church in the United States is ...

MASSILLON − As the Catholic church's College of Cardinals assembles for the process of selecting Pope Francis' successor, parishes around the world are praying that they will act in wisdom.

According to USA Today, 133 cardinals from across the globe will be convening to pick the successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21. Per tradition ... August 1978: Pope John Paul I Cardinal ...

My prayers are with Pope Leo XIV as he guides the church and leads with wisdom, faith ... and show compassion for all.” U.S. Rep. John Larson offered his congratulations on X.

Cardinals have entered St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope. The Mass precedes the secretive, ritual-filled process to find a new ...

Conventional wisdom ... Pope Leo XIV on Thursday evening – the night of Leo’s election – told HRT Croatian Radio the pope is keenly sensible of the digital revolution unfolding in the 21 ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Vicar of Christ, was elected in 2013 and died on April 21, 2025. The College of ... and reason—between spirituality and wisdom,” University President the Rev. Peter ...

The Cardinals are attending the last mass before electing the new pope - but who is in contention for the role?

"May the Lord guide and sustain you as you embark on this weighty new ministry," wrote President Nelson, President Oaks, President Eyring.

For The Rev. Fr. Juan Manuel Camacho, there's opportunity in the fact that Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago, along the same Great ...