TONIGHT AT 7: St. Peter’s Square Still Filled With Anticipation as Onlookers Wait for White Smoke
May 8, 2025By Michelle Powers In St. Peter’s Square thousands of people are gathered May 8 and waiting for the next votes for a […]
Topic: Vatican
Pre-Conclave Planning: A Look What the Cardinals Discuss Before They Step Into the Sistine Chapel
May 7, 2025By Currents News Vatican experts will tell you that the foundation for the next pope was being laid all this week in […]
Waiting for White Smoke: The History Behind the Conclave’s Signals From the Sistine Chapel
May 7, 2025By Currents News Seeing smoke emerge from the Sistine Chapel is one of the most anticipated moments for the faithful gathered in […]
In St. Peter’s Square, Crowd Reacts to First Sign of Black Smoke From Sistine Chapel May 7
May 7, 2025By Michelle Powers On the evening of May 7 in Rome, thousands of eyes were fixed on the chimney of the Sistine […]
TONIGHT AT 7: Vatican Prepares on Eve of Papal Conclave
May 6, 2025By Currents News: Currents News is on the ground at the Vatican for the conclave. Tune in as reporters Michelle Powers, Katie […]
Secrecy in the Sistine Chapel: An Inside Look at the Oath Taken Before the Conclave
May 6, 2025By Currents News The radio silence inside the Vatican goes beyond phone signals. Before the conclave begins, officials take an oath of […]
Catholics Hope Diverse College of Cardinals Pick a New Pope ‘For the People’
May 6, 2025By Michelle Powers He called it prioritizing the peripheries when Pope Francis chose cardinals from distant dioceses like Mongolia and South Sudan. […]
Pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Share Their Prayers, Hopes for the Next Pope
May 6, 2025By Katie Vasquez While it’s ultimately up to the cardinals to pick the next successor of St. Peter, their decision will affect […]
Creation, Last Judgment, Stoves: Workers Ready Sistine Chapel for Conclave
May 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden and Currents News VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the […]
Cardinals Call for Prayers Ahead of Upcoming Papal Conclave
April 30, 2025By Currents News We are now one week away from the next papal conclave, but before the cardinals cast their ballots for […]