US EditionPapal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face
- The election to choose the new pope is scheduled to start on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, with 133 cardinals convening in Rome to cast their votes.
- The conclave follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, who appointed 108 of the voting cardinals, shaping the electorate.
- Cardinals including Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois emphasized the new pope must address contemporary challenges like artificial intelligence, wars, climate crisis, church reform, and outreach to youth.
- Czerny said the cardinals are united spiritually, not politically, and that the church faces issues affecting people’s lives globally, with Langlois noting the need to complete Francis’ legacy.
- The new pope’s election will influence governance reforms, healing of abuse scandals, and the church’s role amid global tensions, suggesting continuity with Francis alongside pressing demands for change.
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Papal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face - The Pulse of NH
Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) -- Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the...
Holy Spirit, humanity on hand for conclave, says priest who served at papal election - The Record Newspaper
Peruvian Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio of Lima approaches the Petriano entrance of the Vatican next to St. Peter’s Square to attend the seventh general congregation meeting of cardinals April 30, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) By Gina Christian, OSV News With the conclave just a few days away, the pastor of a Maryland parish told OSV News he has “an enormous degree of confidence” in the papal selection process, having seen it from t…
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