The College of Cardinals, Explained

Cardinals hold first meeting after pope’s death

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis’ death April 21 held their first meeting at the Vatican April 22. About 60 cardinals met in the Vatican Synod Hall at 9 a.m. to decide when to move the pope’s body from the chapel of his residence to St. Peter’s Basilica and when to hold the funeral, Matteo Bruni, head of the Vatican press office told reporters. They decided the f…

General Congregations of Cardinals begin in the Vatican

The first General Congregation of the College of Cardinals takes place in the Vatican, marking the beginning of a period of prayer, reflection, and preparation following the death of Pope Francis. Read all

The College of Cardinals, Explained

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From now on, with the death of Pope Francis, in Rome he begins to think of his successor. Frenetic and strange days in the Vatican, in which the sadness and urgency of thinking about the future is mixed, in an extremely complex world scenario and with a very divided Church. The first congregation of cardinals, assembly in which the cardinals meet after the death of the Pontiff, will already take place this Tuesday, with those already in Rome, an…

With the death of Pope Francis, a long series of dates will begin in the Vatican that will lead to the conclave's election. As the conclave expires and those who are now in charge of the Church will read here. On Tuesday, the first General Congregation of the Cardinals will take place, and those cardinals who are already in Rome will take part in it. The Congregations are the assemblies that precede the conclave and in which some of the next ste…

The first General Congregation of Cardinals was held in the Vatican to address key issues of the Catholic Church during the Vacant See. The post First General Congregation of Cardinals was held in the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis appeared first on El Diario.