Tag: College of Cardinals

The black smoke rose at 11:50 a.m. Rome time, following the second ballot of the day and the third overall since the start of the conclave

The smoke appeared more than three hours after the 133 electors were sealed inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret balloting process

Reflects on Pope Francis’s legacy and urges the election of a new pope who will embody mercy, mission, and serve the global peripheries.

The cardinals spoke of the “need to make the meetings of the College of Cardinals more significant on the occasion of consistories”

The Church's credibility and moral authority “depend on real accountability, transparency, and action rooted in justice”

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be participating in the election

The youth leaders affirmed their commitment to the Church and emphasized their desire to continue journeying together through the synodal path

Despite a history of exceeding the limit, this 2025 conclave will be the first time one will take place with more than 120 Cardinal electors

Prayer, they added, “is the true force that in the Church promotes the unity of all the members of the one Body of Christ.”

He became the first Filipino non-archbishop to be elevated to the cardinalate and the first from his suburban diocese of Kalookan to receive the red hat