From Jerusalem to the Vatican: Cardinal Pizzaballa emerges as a contender for the papacy

Cardinal Pizzaballa leads Rosary at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

At Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the fifth recitation of the Rosary in memory of Pope Francis. Read all

From Jerusalem to the Vatican: Cardinal Pizzaballa emerges as a contender for the papacy

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa left the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalems Christian Quarter on Wednesday to head to the Vatican for his first-ever conclave to select the next pope. He departed as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, but some have speculated that he could have a new title — pope — in the coming weeks. This is a moment during which we need to be united in prayer, first for me, because this is a time in which I carry a grea…

Cardinal Pizzaballa addresses Jerusalem diocese before going to Vatican: Critical moment to ‘be united in prayer’

CV NEWS FEED // Just ahead of traveling to the Vatican this week for the late Holy Father Pope Francis’ funeral and the conclave, the Latin… The post Cardinal Pizzaballa addresses Jerusalem diocese before going to Vatican: Critical moment to ‘be united in prayer’ appeared first on CatholicVote org.

The Archbishop of Tarragona, Joan Planellas (Girona, 1955), believes that the next pope will have a "renewal" profile and will follow the legacy of Francis, while betting on the Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, as a possible new pontiff. "The new Pope must be, in some way, renewing and having as his primary objective the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Church is always young when the touchstone is the …

He couldn't move to Rome from just anywhere.

Top contenders for papacy after Francis

At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are eligible to enter pre-conclave gatherings.There were very few gatherings of the college of cardinals during the pontificate of Pope Francis — which had become increasingly commonplace in the pontificates since the Second Vatican Council — and so there is a sense the cardinals know each other even less than in recent concl…