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

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

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

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

In the spring of 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject – ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

At 60, Pizzaballa has more of the look of a future pope than perhaps any of the cardinals ... what Jesus would say about the war in the Middle East. Pizzaballa responded with gentle insistence ...

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

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history ...

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