Pope Francis "never hesitated to condemn anti-Semitism," whose words "were a shield for countless Jewish communities," and ...

By Paolo Ruffini Extra omnes. All out. It happens, in this suspended time, that everyone in the world is wondering who will ...

To elect a new Pope, a two-thirds majority is required. For the upcoming conclave on Wednesday, 7 May, that means at least 89 ...

But, perhaps a lesser-known and potentially more significant period was the brief time a small city just 90 minutes north of ...

The day before the beginning of the Conclave, the twelfth and final General Congregation of Cardinals focuses on various ...

The cardinals therefore make "a heartfelt appeal to all parties involved to reach, as soon as possible, a permanent ceasefire ...

Shanghai already has two Vatican-recognized bishops – Joseph Xing Wenzhi, 62, ordained in 2005, and Thaddeus Ma Daqin, 57, ...

The Director of Security Services and Civil Protection of the Vatican City State and some of his collaborators also had to ...

Still, British bookmaker William Hill has Tagle a 3-1 chance to win, second behind 9-4 Italian favourite Cardinal Pietro ...

By Kate Scanlon Gina Christian, OSV News As the Catholic Church and its cardinals prepare for May's conclave, a new study by ...

White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second ...

The main question on this second consideration is whether the next pope should continue what Pope Francis has initiated, or ...