This paradigm shift reflects the profound transformation within the Catholic Church as it increasingly emphasizes broader representation from the global peripheries.

While the church will not be involved in political discussions, it "can't be silent" and needs to speak out and advocate for ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on ...

Amid the voting to find Pope Francis’ successor, the 135 Catholic cardinals ... the Middle East. Meanwhile, there have been items that are completely forbidden from the menus. read Conclave ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As cardinals left their final meeting before the conclave begins, they expressed confidence ...

As of today, all telephone communications within the Vatican will be cut off and will only be restored after the announcement ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Currently, five Middle Eastern cardinals will participate in the election and they hail from Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, ...

The cardinals selecting the next pope will take ... and leftovers from gifts to the pope — a box of dates from the Middle East, for example. Across the ideological spectrum, a consensus emerged.

The Catholic cardinals gathered ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope called on Tuesday for ceasefires and peace ...

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe have entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — There is no rule that cardinals electing ... Asia (including the Middle East): 23 Africa: 18. (Another elector who says he's skipping the conclave is from Kenya, so the ...