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Category Archives: Conclave
My take on Card. Bergoglio in 2009.
My take on Card. Bergoglio in 2009.
Who’s the important one?
Technorati Tags: Card. Bergoglio, Pope Francis
How I received our new Pope.
Today was a day of deep blessings and deep frustrations. It was a day of wetness from rain and wetness from tears.
Let me dispense with the frustrations. The cellular network and internet in the area was nearly completely overwhelmed so … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Conclave, My View, On the road, Pope Francis, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged conclave, Pope Francis
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Latin names of Cardinals. We’ll hear one of these from the loggia of St. Peter’s!
Today I was planning on posting something about the Latin versions of first names of Cardinals whom the Electors may chose as the next Pope. The first indication will be the former Cardinal’s first name, in Latin, in the accusative. … Continue reading
A seminarian reports on his seminary’s plans for the announcement of the next Pope
From a seminarian:
I just got done praying for good weather in Rome.
I thought it would be interesting to hear what seminaries are doing during this Conclave, and especially how they will celebrate when our new Pope is elected.
Here in Saint … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Conclave, Our Catholic Identity, Seminarians and Seminaries
Tagged conclave, seminarians, seminary
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Wherein Fr. Z reveals super-double-top-secret inside-the-Conclave SECRETS from a mole!
This comes from CNA. My emphases and comments.
Vatican details how new smoke signals are produced
Vatican City, Mar 12, 2013 / 05:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Varying chemical compounds have replaced wet straw and pitch to produce the Vatican smoke signal that … Continue reading
Posted in Conclave, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Lighter fare
Tagged conclave, Fishwrap, National Schismatic Reporter
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POLL: Which U.S. major secular network has the best Papal Conclave coverage so far?
Which U.S. major secular network has the best Papal Conclave coverage so far?
I am hearing great things about what CBS is doing this time around.
What are you hearing and seeing? What are your reactions to the commentary?
Use the combox below.
Technorati … Continue reading
Just how tone deaf is the National Schismatic Reporter?
Just how tone deaf is the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap)?
Classly as ever, on the eve the conclave they suggest:
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No matter from what part of the world he hails, no matter what his theological or ecclesiastical pedigree, the best thing … Continue reading
Posted in Conclave, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Throwing a Nutty, Vatican II
Tagged Fishwrap, National catholic Fishwrap, NCR, NSR, Romanorum coetibus
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Asking the Poor Souls to help with the election of the new Pope
Our friends at Rorate have a great idea. As I promote a revival of confession, they promote prayer for poor souls. They have a prayer for the poor souls to interceded for the Cardinal Electors. I think we all want, … Continue reading
The rites for the Conclave begin: The entrance procession of the Cardinal Electors
And so it begins.
The procession leaves the Pauline Chapel to go around the corner into the Sistine
Card. Re, the senior Cardinal Elector, guides the process.
At the beginning of the procession he prays:
Venerabiles fratres:
Cum sacris litaverimus, nunc Conclave, ad eligendum Romanum … Continue reading
POLL: SECOND ROUND – What name WILL (not should) the next Pope choose?
We had a first poll HERE. I took the top 15 results and offer them again for your opinion as the conclave begins today!
The combox is open for your explanations. Anyone can vote, but you have to have an approved … Continue reading
