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Summary of today’s show: Events in Rome reached their penultimate phase as the cardinals celebrated the Mass for the Election of a New Pope and then entered the Sistine Chapel for their first vote. Scot Landry welcomed Fr. Roger Landry, Terry Donilon, and Jay Fadden to discuss the events of the day, including their experience […]

Summary of today’s show: Continuing our live coverage from Rome, Scot Landry talks with a group of pilgrims from Buffalo, New York, who happened to be in the city at this time and asks them about being on pilgrimage in the Eternal City and maybe getting to be there for the announcement of a new […]

By Scot Landry Yesterday, Cardinal Seán celebrated Mass in his Titular Church (Santa Maria della Vittoria) for about 100 parishioners and it seems about the same number of media from Boston, throughout the United States and from several other countries. Several of the international journalists asked me questions about Cardinal Seán and his early life […]

By Scot Landry Many of the Cardinals went to their Titular Churches in Rome this morning to celebrate Mass as they ask the people of Rome and throughout the world to pray for them and for the Conclave. The Mass at 10:30 at Santa Maria della Vittoria was one of its normal Sunday Masses, so […]

By Scot Landry Yesterday’s blog post was a special one for me.  I was asked by Cardinal Seán’s staff to write a guest blog for the readers of CardinalSeansBlog.org, since all the Cardinals are in a period of public silence until the end of the Conclave.  So Cardinal Seán couldn’t write a blog post.  It […]

On Saturday at 11 am, Rome time, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops hosted a press conference at the Pontifical North American College with Archbishop Piero Marini and Msgr. Kevin Irwin, focusing on the liturgical rites related to the conclave. Msgr. Marini was master of papal liturgical ceremonies during the pontificate of Pope John Paul […]

By Scot Landry It’s a true joy to welcome readers of CardinalSeansBlog.org to TheGoodCatholicLife.com. There is a great sense of excitement here in Rome this evening as the Cardinals announced a few hours ago that the Conclave will commence on Tuesday March 12.  We look forward to providing continuing coverage toward the announcement of a […]

Summary of today’s show: Continuing our live coverage from Rome, Scot Landry welcomed Fr. Roger Landry to discuss how the cardinals will be discerning who they will choose to be the next pope; Fr. Chris O’Connor and Mary Jo Kriz to reflect on being pilgrims in Rome at this time and on their pilgrimage in […]

Summary of today’s show: On a day without much news from the College of Cardinals, Scot Landry took the opportunity to take part of the Station Church tradition and visit the Basilica of Ss. Cosmas and Damian for Mass and then to interview Worcester seminarian Donato Infante, Fr. Norman Tanner, SJ, and Br. Mark McBride, […]

Today was a slow news day in Rome up through 7pm as the Cardinals are in a silent period during their Congregation meetings.  [Note: The Cardinals are meeting in the evening and its expected that the last Cardinal-elector will have arrived, so it is possible that they might establish the date for the beginning of […]