Jeanie Hannaman

By Giovanni Sadewo, Crisis Magazine - ... data suggests that Cardinal Prevost was well-known among the cardinals serving in the Roman Curia, even if he remained obscure to the broader public. This may help explain how he came to be considered by his peers as a candidate for the papacy, despite not being a visible figure in public discourse... Serving in multiple curial bodies also gave him significant influence over Church policies beginning in 2023. He became familiar with the inner workings, dynamics, and politics of the Roman Curia. While his institutional knowledge may not run as deep as that of more entrenched figures like Cardinals Parolin or Tagle, his relatively brief tenure may have spared him from becoming overly enmeshed in the system. Moreover, his wide network provides him with considerable social capital, enhancing his ability to influence and collaborate with other cardinals.

By Fr. Alex Igbozuruike, Gratia Vobis Ministries - Just as Moses encountered the burning bush (Exodus 3: 1 – 15), and Bernadette witnessed a miraculous vision in Lourdes on February 11th, 1858, these children had their own encounter with the divine. Lucia describes a flash of light, followed by the appearance of a beautiful lady on an oak tree... Lucia recounts: “We saw a flash of lightning towards the East, and fearing that thunder was coming, although the weather was fine, I told Francisco that we had better go home and collect the cattle.”