Catholics around the world are praying along with Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Ascension App and Ascension social media channels. The conclave will begin on May 7.
More than 1 million people have joined Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Novena for the Papal Conclave, asking for the Holy Spirit to bless and guide the cardinal electors who will choose the next leader of the Catholic Church.

In less than 24 hours, Fr. Mike’s Conclave Novena has seen Catholics from India to Ireland to the United States joining together in prayer. Participants are expressing their sense of unity in praying together around the world, and their hopes for God’s blessing on the next Roman Pontiff:





Join more than 1 Million Catholics praying Fr. Mike’s Conclave Novena here.
More information about Ascension’s papal coverage here.
About Ascension
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