Bishop Bonnar celebrates Mass in Youngstown in anticipation of Conclave

Bishop Bonnar celebrates Mass in Youngstown in anticipation of Conclave

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- Roman Catholics around the world will be watching and waiting for a sign from the Vatican starting Wednesday as members of the College of Cardinals gather to select the next Pope. All around the Diocese of Youngstown, churches held services to pray for those who will be part of the Conclave. Bishop David Bonnar led the Tuesday afternoon Mass at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. He compared the liturgical readings to…

Bishop Byrne: Period of prayer as conclave to find ‘joyful shepherd’ to replace Pope Francis beings

As the cardinals in Vatican City prepare to begin a conclave to select a new pope on Wednesday, Bishop William Byrne of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said that local Catholics are in a period of prayer as they eagerly await the election of “a joyful shepherd who will lead the 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.”

Irish archbishop calls for prayer as Conclave meets to select new Pope

Archbishop Eamon Martin has invited Ireland to prayer as the search for Pope Francis' successor begins tomorrow

On Tuesday, the Catholic bishops of Bolivia expressed their confidence that the successor of Pope Francis will be a “point of union” within that Church and “with the whole world”, on the eve of the beginning of the conclave to elect the new pontiff. The President of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB), Aurelio Pesoa, told the media that they have asked for prayers “all over the world” so that the cardinals who participate in the election “op…

In the context of the beginning of the Conclave in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican in which the electing Cardinals will elect the new pontiff who will replace Pope Francis, the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico called on the Catholic faithful and members of the consecrated life to pray that the Holy Spirit will enlighten the participants in that election process. Through a communiqué issued by Monsignor Salvador González Morales, Auxiliary Bishop …

Archbishop Martin calls for prayers ahead of the Conclave tomorrow | Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference

Tomorrow, Wednesday 7 May, marks the beginning of conclave, where 133 cardinal-electors from across the globe will gather in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican to choose the succesor to Pope Francis, and the 267th pope. In anticipation of this solemn and prayerful occasion, Archbishop Eamon Martin has invited the faithful on the island of Ireland to pray to the Holy Spirit to guide the cardinals in their discernment.  Archbishop Martin said: “I a…