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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter's Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNALima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA).In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the land where he worked as a missionary from 1985 to 1998."And if you will allow me a word, a greeting to all those… in a particular way to my beloved Diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru," he said.Known as the "city of friendship," Chiclayo is located in northern Peru, about 500 miles from the capital, Lima. Pope Francis appointed him apostolic administrator and then bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo in 2014 and 2015 respectively. As bishop of Chiclayo and later as apostolic administrator of Callao, he also served as vice president of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference (CEP by its Spanish acronym). Father Guillermo Inca Pereda, deputy secretary of the CEP who worked closely with Pope Leo, shared with ACI...
null / Credit: Taiga/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm (CNA).Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston who are in the United States on visas have been urged to avoid international travel amid the Trump administration's immigration policies and deportations. "As many of you may be aware, recent policy changes by the U.S. government have significantly impacted foreign travelers coming into the United States," the archdiocese's Director of Clergy Personnel Father Paul Soper told priests in an email acquired by the Boston Globe. "While none of our priests have encountered significant issues to date," Soper said, "we cannot predict if or when challenges may arise."It is unclear what "recent policy changes" the letter refers to. The Trump administration has pursued aggressive immigration policies since President Donald Trump took office in January, mostly involving the intended deportation of millions of illegal immigrants and the strengtheni...
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pm (CNA).The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said it will drop its fight against the state's efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations.
Vestments rest in the Room of Tears at the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA).The Room of Tears is just a few feet away from the Sistine Chapel, where the monumental decision of the papal election is made by Catholic cardinals.
Vestments rest in the Room of Tears at the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA).Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to greet the people.
The Society of Catholic Scientists convenes in South Bend, Indiana, in 2019. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Barr CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA).The 2025 Conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists will take place June 6–8 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Black smoke issues from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that no pope has yet been elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 15:09 pm (CNA).The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at least 89 votes — needed to elect a new pope.
Cardinals prepare to begin the conclave to elect a new pope in the Sistine Chapel on May 7, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 15:44 pm (CNA).Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Left to right: Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Cardinal Josip Bozanic, Cardinal Péter Erdo, and Cardinal Peter Turkson. / Credit: MEDEF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ EWTN News screenshot/ Pelz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA).Four electors — Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter Erdo, and Josip Bozanic — became members of the College of Cardinals in 2003.
Black smoke billows from the chimney at 11:53 am local time over St. Peter's square on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 05:51 am (CNA).The plume of dark smoke indicates that the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside the chapel have not reached the required two-thirds majority.
