Cardinal Chow on the Conclave: We Voted for a Pastor for the World

COLUMN: Recognizing Christianity when we see it

With the election of Pope Leo XVI after the Papacy of Francis and an incredibly short Conclave, lots of things have been said. As usual there is excitement and dread. The reality is that we have no idea what he…

Cardinal Chow on the conclave: We voted for a pastor for the world

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

Leo XIV – Pastor Pastorum - Killaloe Diocese

Shepherd of Shepherds As I sit at my desk on the afternoon of Good Shepherd Sunday I find myself with the first protracted period of reflection in a few hectic days in the life of both the universal and local church. Like everyone else I was swept up in the excitement of the conclave, the white smoke and the news that the Chicago born, Peruvian Augustinian Missionary, Robert Francis Prevost, had been elected as Pope Leo XIV. I followed the news …