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Tag Archives: conclave
ROME 25/4– Day 28-29: New Pope – What Do The Romans Really Say?
WRITTEN YESTERDAY MORNING 8 MAY: On this first full day – maybe full day, maybe note – the sun rose at 5:55. Sunset is slated for 20:19. The Ave Maria Bell is still in its 20:30 cycle for the Roman … Read More
A Sonnet “The Election of the Pope” in Roman dialect by G.G. Belli
We are privileged again to have another sonnet from the 19th c. poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli… Er Belli. He wrote seriously funny sonnets in the Roman dialect about life in Rome and aimed deadly satire at Rome’s clerics, religious, prelates and … Read More
Conclave watch… WATCH: Readers… get involved! (UPDATE: NEW POPE watch WATCH!…)
UPDATE: Well that was fast! Let’s keep going. Originally Published on: May 8, 2025 at 06:36 Collectively we can do some looking around. If you are watching online or by TV any coverage of the conclave, or the chimney, what service … Read More
Catholic school staged an educational monk Conclave
I’ve been sitting on these for a couple of days but this is a good time to post them. A priest reader here sent photos and links to video of the St. Lawrence parish school’s “conclave”. Father wrote: Fr. Hollowell … Read More
Another Roman Sonnet from “Er Belli” – “The end of the conclave” (1831)
Here is another of the brilliant Roman dialect sonnets by Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli. Belli was a sharp observer of like in 19th c. Rome. L’upertura der concrave Senti, senti castello come spara! Senti montescitorio come sona! è sseggno ch’è ffinita … Read More
Pre-Conclave photos are out. This was the most interesting to me.
Photos of the different conclave areas and items have been released. This is the that interested me the most. You can right-click for larger.
Explanation of a how a Conclave works: another Roman dialect sonnet “der Belli”
It’s sede vacante time and all eyes are turned to Rome in anticipation of a conclave. It is appropriate to have an expert explanation of exactly how a conclave works. Forget the TV pundits and Know-It-Alls in the Catholic press. … Read More
With the death of Francis, some will have questions about an election
Francis’s soul went before the Just Judge at about 07:35 this morning, Easter Monday. The vast majority of the Catholic world accepted readily that Francis was the legitimate Successor of Peter, the Vicar of Christ. Others questioned whether he was … Read More
MAGISTER: A memo for Cardinals about the next conclave
Somewhere out there in the interwebs I remember seeing a site that chronicled the “events” of the Francis era. This isn’t quite on that scale, but it is … illuminating. Seeing bits and pieces over time is one thing. Seeing … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can a Pope change the voting age of Cardinals?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can the Pope “change” or “raise” the required age of Cardinals entering a Conclave, say to 85 years old, or even 90? He seems to be changing other laws all by himself, why not this? Does … Read More
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