Daily Readings
- Thursday of the Third Week of Easter May 8, 2025Reading 1 Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, "Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route." So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the […]USCCB
- Thursday of the Third Week of Easter May 8, 2025
Vatican News
- Black smoke signals end of first day of conclave May 7, 2025No Pope was elected after the first ballot of the conclave to elect the 267th Pope. Read all
- The Conclave begins May 7, 2025The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel in solemn procession, beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Read all
- The history of the names of the Successors of Peter May 7, 2025A longstanding tradition has it that Popes change their names from their baptismal name, though it hasn’t always been the case, especially in the first centuries of Christianity. Popes have often chosen the names of their immediate or distant predecessors out of respect, admiration, or recognition to mark continuity, but also different names to mark […]
- Black smoke signals end of first day of conclave May 7, 2025