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There’s only one thing left for Catholics to do: Pray for the conclave.

A man prays in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 7, 2025, while waiting for smoke to rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as cardinals begin the conclave to elect a new pope. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

Do we really trust the Holy Spirit to guide the election of a pope? What does that trust feel like? Are we hopeful or fearful for what is to come? Why does it feel so hard to pray in Rome sometimes?

The cardinals have asked for our prayers repeatedly in the run-up to the conclave. While they are sequestered away on the second day of conclave, Sebastian Gomes, Ashley McKinless, Zac Davis and J.D. Long García talk about what their prayer has been like while covering the lead-up to the conclave.

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