Jerusalem patriarch, back in Holy Land, reflects on conclave

Jerusalem patriarch, back in Holy Land, reflects on conclave

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, arrives to attend the first Mass to be led by Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 9, 2025. Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected pope the previous day. (OSV News photo/Hannah McKay, Reuters) The importance of continuity and diversity as well as the issues of war and peace were a main topic of conversation for the 133 cardinals as they …

Learn Servant Leadership from Papal Conclave, Election of Pope Leo XIV: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to African Governments

The 2025 Conclave that brought together 133 Cardinal Electors on May 7 resulting in the following day’s election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff has a lot to teach governments, especially those in Africa, a Kenyan Catholic Bishop has said. In an interview with ACI Africa on the sidelines of the Priestly Ordination of three Kenyan members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Father…