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Dear Parishioners and Friends

The longest conclave in history

Did you know that back 1268 it took 1,006 days to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history.

It's also where the term conclave comes from — "under lock and key," because the cardinals who were meeting in Viterbo, north of Rome, took so long the town's frustrated citizens locked them in the room.

In September 1271 Pope Gregory X was finally elected but only after Viterbo residents tore the roof off the building where the prelates were staying and restricted their meals to bread and water to pressure them to come to a conclusion!

Thankfully, we did not have to go to that extreme this time as our new Pope Leo was elected after just the second day of the Conclave. We pray that he will be visionary in helping lead us into God's desire for peace and justice for the world.

Thanks be to God.

Your Parish Team

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