The Conference of Bishops of Slovakia (KBS) adopted a report on the election of the new Pope. “On behalf of the whole KBS, I express our cordial congratulations, sons loyalty and spiritual support to the new Holy Father,” responded to the election of Košice Archbishop Metropolitan and Chairman of KBS Mons. Bernard Bober.
He expressed a clear devotion of bishops and believers of the Church and the new Pope. “May his ministry be blessed and bears the spiritual fruit of the whole human family,” added the chairman of the KBS. White smoke above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican signaling the election of the Pope appeared on Thursday evening.
In the election of 267. The Pope in the history of the Catholic Church is attended by 133 cardinals of the electorates from 70 countries. The new Pope will replace his predecessor Francis, who died on April 21.
The Evangelical Church in Slovakia (ECAV) and the Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Slovak Republic ask for a new head of the Catholic Church of God’s blessing in its important ministry. At the same time, the Bishop of ECAV Bishop ECAV and the chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia Ivan Iľko also wished the new Pope the leadership of the Holy Spirit in accompanied, encouraging, proclaiming and orienting the whole Roman Catholic community. “We believe that ecumenical cooperation will continue to be supported by the new pontificos,” he added iko.
