It has been widely reported that, when he was still the cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, the future Pope Francis washed the feet of women during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Now he has done so as pope. Did he break the Church’s law? What does this event mean, and how can we [...]
The Pope
Benedict XVI’s resignation may have been the first papal resignation in hundreds of years, but it didn’t come completely out of the blue. He’d already indicated that he had been thinking about the subject of resignation. What is less well known is that other recent popes had been thinking about it, too. A lot of recent [...]
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On Tuesday, March 19, Pope Francis will participate in his inauguration Mass. If he hasn’t been inaugurated, is he pope yet? If he is pope, why is this called is “inauguration” Mass? Here are 9 things you need to know. 1. Is Pope Francis already Pope, if he isn’t “inaugurated”? Yes. According to the [...]
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Many people across the world are wondering when we should be watching the chimney above the Sistine Chapel to see the smoke that will tell us whether a new pope has been elected. Here is a quick guide to when to watch and what to expect . . . The Color of the Smoke [...]
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Will he be a Benedict? A John Paul? A Pius? A Leo? Something else entirely? I wanted to let you know about a special study I did last year on what name the next pope would choose. Normally, I use these Secret Info Club emails to send you fascinating information of a timeless nature, but [...]
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Soon the cardinals will enter the conclave and begin casting their votes for the new pope. What’s going through their minds as they do this? How do they actually go through the process of deciding, on any particular ballot, who to vote for? Why is the first ballot so important? What patterns does history teach [...]
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Recently I was on Al Kresta’s show to talk about the St. Malachy prophecy (which seems to indicate that the next pope will be the last). We also talked about the name the next pope will choose–and which names he won’t choose. It was a really good conversation, so I thought I’d make it available [...]
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Just wanted to let folks know about a neat little app that Logos Bible Software has just released to help Catholics (and others) learn about the upcoming conclave. The app is FREE and is available both for iOS (iPhone/Pod/Pad) and Android. They really rushed to get it out so that we’d have it in time [...]
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As we look forward to the coming conclave, it’s natural to ask, “How long will it last?” Nobody knows at this point, but it’s possible to get a sense by looking at history. Here are some surprising things you may not have known. Birth of the Conclave In the history of the papacy there [...]
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It’s common for Catholics to say that a newly elected pope is “God’s choice” or that, the Holy Spirit chooses the new pope. There’s a sense in which this is true. But does that mean that we can just sit back and assume the ideal candidate will be elected? If so, why do we need [...]
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