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 ...

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

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 ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...