
Jacob’s Nightlong Battle With God, Sin and Himself
OLD TESTAMENT & ART: The story of Jacob’s wrestling match reminds every believer: spiritual victory often comes through honest struggle.
OLD TESTAMENT & ART: The story of Jacob’s wrestling match reminds every believer: spiritual victory often comes through honest struggle.
The pre-conclave sessions surfaced pressing concerns — and may hint at what kind of shepherd the cardinals hope to elect.
As the cardinals discern the next pope, remember: your own election to sainthood has already been recorded in heaven. The rest is up to you.
If the new pope is not elected on the first morning ballot, a second ballot is held immediately.
The cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel Thursday morning for two voting sessions before noon (Rome time) and two more in the afternoon.
The Register, the only Catholic newspaper to have received an interview with the newly elected ‘pontiff,’ heard from ‘Pope David’ exclusively.
The 133 cardinal-electors begin the process, following prayer and taking of their oaths. A reflection and Marian hymn will precede the first vote.
COMMENTARY: Preaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — and the new pope must live and lead with all three.
EDITORIAL: It’s long-standing and settled law in the U.S. that priest-penitent discussions are privileged private communications that can be withheld from legal authorities.
COMMENTARY: My interest in Japanese Catholicism was reignited recently by the Nagasaki Bell Project...
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