Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world Wednesday as Pope Francis.
Catholics in the Washington metropolitan area will mark the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as pope at a Mass of Thanksgiving Wednesday evening, the Archdiocese of Washington announced in a news release. At 3:22 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis, appeared on the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square after news outlets reported that white smoke was pouring from a Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope. Bishop Barry Knestout, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, will celebrate Mass at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave., NW in Washington, DC, the archdiocese announced. Cardinal Donald Wuerl—archbishop of the Archdiocese of …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Cardinal Donald Wuerl—archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, which includes Montgomery and Prince George's counties—is one of 10 American cardinals who will vote on the new pope.
When the papal conclave meets to select a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Donald Wuerl—archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, which includes Washington, DC, and Maryland's Montgomery, Prince George's, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties—will take part in the selection process. Wuerl is one of 10 American cardinals who are of voting age (i.e., under the age of 80) in the College of Cardinals, to which Wuerl was named in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation on Monday. The pope's resignation will take effect on Feb. 28, and the papal conclave—made up of all 118 cardinals eligible to vote—must meet to choose a new pope within 15 to 20 days after that, CBS News reported. "Pope Benedict XVI’s love …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
"Are you following @Pontifex?" Prince George's archdiocese for the Catholic Church asks.
Twitter will soon be the home of 140-character messages from a higher authority, Pope Benedict XVI, and the Catholic archdiocese overseeing Prince George's County is anticipating his arrival into the digital world. "Part of the initiatives of the pope is to try to reach people where they are," said Brie Hall, communications manager for the Archdiocese of Washington, which oversees Prince George's County. "And since Twitter has such a large presence in the digital arena, this is just a good way of sharing the good news with people where they are." The pope, who has been tweeting occasionally on the Vatican's Twitter news feed since last year, will launch his own personal Twitter feed at noon Dec. 12. Within hours after the announcement …
