As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new Pope, a heartfelt appeal for global prayer has been issued. In a solemn declaration, the Cardinals invite Catholics worldwide to join them in seeking divine guidance during this crucial moment of spiritual discernment and ecclesial transition.
Vatican City, May 1, 2025 — In a solemn and heartfelt appeal, the College of Cardinals has urged Catholics around the world to unite in prayer as they prepare to elect the next Pope. The Holy See released an official declaration on Wednesday, inviting the faithful to accompany the Cardinals spiritually in what they described as a moment of “grace and spiritual discernment.”
Gathered in Rome for the General Congregations ahead of the upcoming Conclave, the Cardinals emphasized the weight of their responsibility in choosing the next Successor of Peter and acknowledged the spiritual gravity of the decision before them.
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“The College of Cardinals… wishes to invite the People of God to live this ecclesial moment as an event of grace and spiritual discernment, listening to the will of God,” read the statement.
The declaration underscores the need for divine guidance, describing prayer as the Church’s true source of unity and strength. The Cardinals noted that only through humble openness to the Holy Spirit can they faithfully carry out their mission.
“Faced with the enormity of the task ahead and the urgency of the present time,” the Cardinals said, “it is first of all necessary to make ourselves humble instruments of the infinite wisdom and providence of our Heavenly Father.”
Highlighting the Holy Spirit as the true protagonist of the Church’s life, the Cardinals expressed their desire to discern God’s will with docility and courage. They also entrusted the process to the Blessed Virgin Mary, asking for her maternal intercession during this time of profound ecclesial transition.
This appeal comes at a pivotal moment for the global Catholic Church, as the faithful wait in prayerful anticipation for the naming of a new Pope—one who will lead over a billion Catholics through a rapidly changing world with the timeless truth of the Gospel. Cardinals ask faithful to pray for their discernment for new Pope .
As bells ring across Rome and candles are lit in chapels from Manila to Buenos Aires, the universal Church joins the Cardinals in this sacred act of discernment, seeking not just a new Pontiff, but a shepherd after God’s own heart. – omnizers.com