Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job of pope, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the ...

During the seating there's no communication with the outside world on the proceedings, except for the smoke signals from the ...

A Maryland parish priest told OSV News ahead of the upcoming conclave that he has "an enormous degree of confidence" in the ...

Here are three questions for news consumers who are paying attention to pre-conclave news. These questions play a crucial role in this week’s “Crossroads” podcast, which focuses on some elite ...

Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital, whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages ...

COMMENTARY: Ecclesiology, not just personality, is at stake in this conclave. A new pope must resist false reform rooted in ...

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin is considered the walking, talking embodiment of the Vatican establishment. He is seen as a ...

Some say having a pope from Africa or Asia would signal a powerful message of inclusion. If the next pope is from sub-Saharan ...

Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church’s most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly ...