A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

Cardinal Sarah has been a leading player in the Vatican since 2001, and carries a lot of experience through various roles in the Church’s institutions. Some thought that his best opportunity came in ...

Cardinals Raymond Burke and Robert Sarah are among senior prelates urging greater participation in the First Saturday Devotion and are backing an initiative that originated in France, aimed at ...

Women religious walk in procession to the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 21, 2025. The sisters were among about 8,000 people who joined a pilgrimage sponsored by the ...

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, stressed that “the priesthood is unique” and warned that “no council, no synod” can ...

Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah answers questions in Baltimore May 15, 2022, following his talk as part of the closing celebration for the 200th anniversary of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the ...