Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 12, 2013 Today is an exciting day in Rome, as the conclave to elect the next Pope begins. The day will begin with the Cardinals’ celebrating Mass on the altar built on top...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 11, 2013 Tomorrow begins the conclave that will elect the new pope. Almost everyone recognizes the word conclave refers to papal elections, but few know what it really...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 10, 2013 Prior to this year, there has never been a credible papabile, or serious candidate for the papacy, from the United States. This year there are two, Cardinal...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 9, 2013 Yesterday we considered the principal job qualifications for someone to be considered papabile (pronounced, pa-PAH-bee-lay; plural papabili), the Italian term...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 7, 2013 When I was in the airport a few days ago preparing to come to Rome, there were television monitors at the gate showing one of the cable news networks. During the...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Conclave Series for the New Bedford Standard Times March 6, 2013 It’s normally during Advent, the four-week preparation for Christmas, that Catholics across the world are accustomed to focus on hope-filled waiting. But Catholics...