On May 7, the conclave to elect the 267th pope will begin. 133 cardinals under the age of 80 are to take part. They’ll be completely cut off from the outside world until the new pope is elected ...

'Without Pope Francis, we may lose the light he helped ignite' Ahead of the conclave set to begin May 7, as debate and speculation swirl over the profile of Peter’s successor, Marine Tondelier ...

Maria Clara Luchetti Bingemer is a leading figure in contemporary liberation theology with a focus on mysticism. She holds a doctorate in systematic theology from the Gregorian University in Rome.

For the past five years, Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero has worn the red of the cardinalate with the humility of a man deeply grounded in his Mediterranean roots. Originally from the small ...

For years, he was seen as the Latin American papabile. Though now unlikely to be elected pope—he aged out of the College of Cardinal Electors at the end of 2022—Maradiaga remains one of the ...

During Francis’ pontificate, the Catholic Church in the United States was torn between reform-minded factions and a staunchly ...

The liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Easter speaks less of the apparitions than of the figure of Jesus the Good Shepherd and Shepherd, and consequently of priestly and religious vocations.

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. Wednesday, signaling that the cardinals gathered in Rome have failed to elect a new pope on the first day of the conclave to ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 11:50 a.m. local time, signaling that the latest vote was inconclusive. It was the second ballot of the conclave’s first full day and the ...

On March 16, 2013—three days after his election—Pope Francis addressed members of the media to thank them for covering the conclave that brought him to the papacy. He recognized how difficult ...

The Trump age coincides with a new “Catholic moment” in the United States. And it’s certainly different from the previous ones, such as the early 1960s with the presidency of John F.

133 cardinals, locked inside the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope — that’s the essence of the conclave. The word comes from the Latin cum clave, meaning “with a key,” a nod to the ...