Holy Spirit Chose Pope Francis to Be ‘Instrument of Christ,’ Cardinal Pierre Says

Holy Spirit Chose Pope Francis to Be ‘Instrument of Christ,’ Cardinal Pierre Says

EWTN News Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025. Asked about what the Catholic Church needs in the wake of Francis’ death, Archbishop Pierre said it 'needs first and foremost to be close to the people, to be attentive to the real needs of the people, especially the poor.'

Cardinal Pierre: Holy Spirit chose Pope Francis to be ‘instrument of Christ’

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:36 pm (CNA). Pope Francis asked us “to be a Church which announces the good news of Christ,” Cardinal Christophe Pierre said on Friday, one of the many fruits of the Holy Spirit’s having selected the late Argentine prelate to be the supreme pontiff.Pierre, who has served as apostolic…

Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ Cardinal Pierre says

ROME — Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy and the evangelizing mission of the church in an interview that took place during the early meetings of the general congregations leading up to the conclave that will elect the next pope.“It is very important for all of us to understand Pope Francis’ background, and the fact that he is a priest, he is a Jesuit,” Cardinal Pierre said, still ref…

Conclave is opportunity to 'open ourselves to the Spirit,' Cardinal Pierre says - Catholic Review

ROME (OSV News) — Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy and the evangelizing mission of the church in an interview that took place during the early meetings of the general congregations leading up to the conclave that will elect the next pope. “It is very important for all of us to understand Pope Francis’ background, and the fact that he is a priest, he is a Jesuit,” Cardinal Pierre sai…

Conclave is opportunity to “open ourselves to the Spirit,” Cardinal Pierre says

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 22, 2024. In an interview days after the death of the pope, Cardinal Pierre said now was “a moment for the Holy Spirit.” (CNS photo/Vatican Media) By Ines San Martin As the church prepares for the next conclave, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the US, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy an…