Doors Locked: Conclave Officially Begins
There will be one vote Wednesday evening, followed by four per day on Thursday and Friday.
There will be one vote Wednesday evening, followed by four per day on Thursday and Friday.

The name of the future pope should in all likelihood be known before the end of the week.

Inside the conclave, calls grow for a leader who can heal and inspire the Church.

It is highly likely that the next Conclave will lean toward a pragmatic pope— someone capable of gently slowing down reformist pushes without completely reversing course.
The cardinals will vote for the next leader of some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide.
Cardinals who choose to share their expectations speak of the need for a pope who will bring steadfastness to a church in turmoil.
The next pope will be chosen by 135 cardinals who are eligible to vote.

The younger generations, in search of meaning, no longer find what they are looking for in a church that is too submissive to progressivism.
Advocating an unpopular migration policy amid outrage over the church’s support for secularizing a Civil War memorial seems a strategic misstep.

The Spanish government’s intention to desacralize the Civil War monument is viewed by many as another affront to Christians.