| Catholic LifeChurchControversiesDocumentsEducationEvangelizationGodMass & LiturgySacrifice of the Mass, Mass Readings, Sunday Observance, Liturgical Reform, Translations, Latin Mass, Sacred Music, Sacred Art, Sacred Architecture, Church Furnishings, Vestments, Shrines & Pilgrimages, Latin Language, Lay Participation, Funerals MediaMoralsPrayersPriesthood & Religious LifeResourcesSacramentsSaintsBlessed Virgin Mary, Angels, Doctors of the Church, Mystical Phenomena, Saints: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, WXYZ ScriptureSeasonalTheology & PhilosophyVatican |
|
|
The period of nine days between the burial of a Pope and the entering into conclave to elect his successor. The Cardinals gather on each of these days to offer a Solemn Mass in memory of the dead Pope and prayers for his soul. |
|
|
