What does the church need now?

What does the church need now?

May 4, 2025, the Third Sunday of Easter: Pope Francis’s recent death invites reflection on the office of Peter’s successor. This Sunday’s readings, meanwhile, are grounded in the shifting experiences of Peter the Apostle.

Asian cardinal asks for prayers to discern what kind of pope Church needs

“It is urgent and important that you all pray for us so that we can discern what kind of pope the Church needs in this present day,” Cardinal William Goh said.

College of Cardinals asks for prayers ahead of May 7 conclave

Cardinals celebrate the Novendiales Masses on the fourth day of mourning for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 30, 2025 / 09:23 am (CNA). The College of Cardina... [...]

Cardinals in Rome ask faithful for prayers, underscore ‘enormity of the task ahead’

VATICAN CITY // The College of Cardinals today issued a statement asking the faithful for spiritual support as the start date approaches for the conclave, where… The post Cardinals in Rome ask faithful for prayers, underscore ‘enormity of the task ahead’ appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Conclave: The Keys | The Fayette County Record

“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven...”(Matthew 16:18-19) For one who walks into the stunning basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on the outskirts of Rome, this command of Jesus to Peter will reverberate in the mind and hearts of those who enter this grand basilica that also houses the bo…

Letters from Rome #4

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, presides over vespers with members of the College of Cardinals at the basilica April 27, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) LETTERS FROM ROME – 2025 The Papal Interregnum #4 Edited by Xavier Rynne II 1 May, 2025 Successor . . . to whom?  by George Weigel In the first days of discussion in the General Congregations preparing for the conclave that will begin on …