Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, is one of three English cardinals who will take part in the conclave that starts today to elect the next pope.
In the following short reflection, recorded just before leaving for the Casa Santa Marta residence where the cardinals will stay during the conclave, Cardinal Nichols talks about the richness of the general congregations – the twelve pre-conclave meetings of the cardinals – how the qualities of Saints Peter and Paul provide many of the necessary characteristics to guide a new Pope.
