Our Blessed Lord established His Church as His Mystical Body throughout time so that He could be with each of us until the end of the world. He appointed St. Peter and his successors as His Vicars on earth (see Matthew 16:17-19, reference Isaiah 22:15-25). Whenever a new pope is elected, we see God's gracious love for us continued and we are naturally filled with joy.
Yes, the new Pope has been chosen, the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is Pope Francis. He was elected on March 13,2013.
The pope is the religious leader of Christians. He lives in the Vatican City.
The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
This unofficial holiday in colonial New England was one that mocked the Catholic pope. It was a Protestant celebration where the Catholic pope was burned in effigies. The American colonies and much of the 19th century believed that Catholicism was an enemy of democracy.
The enclosure of the cardinals while electing a new pope is called a Conclave.
Individual contries do not have popes. There is only one pope for the entire Catholic Church and, currently (2013), that is Pope Francis.
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was elected on March 13, 2013 as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
Catholic cardinals do the same thing as archbishops just they can vote for a new pope [if there under 80].
If by kiwi you mean a New Zealander, yes, any Catholic male from anywhere in the world can become the pope.
The Pope creates new Cardinals at a consistory.
Because it means a new life. A new life to lead to CHRIST!
10 cardinals. 3 of them are eligible to elect a new pope.