In a Mass celebrated prior to the start of the conclave Wednesday in Rome to elect the next pope, one of the most senior cardinals stressed the importance of unity and prayed for a pontiff who reminds the world of human and spiritual values.
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ROME – In a special Mass celebrated prior to the start of the conclave that will open Wednesday afternoon in Rome to elect the next pope, one of the most senior cardinals stressed the importance of unity and prayed for a pontiff who reminds the world of human and spiritual values.
During the May 7 Mass pro eligendo Romano Pontifice, or “for electing the new pope,” Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, Dean of the College of Cardinals, noted that they were standing above St. Peter’s tomb.
