“As Englishmen, I’d say we bring a certain down-to-earth pragmatism to the discussions, which helps transcend ideological misunderstandings,” said Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe.
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One cardinal’s absence has sparked confusion, controversy and no small amount of speculation, almost as if it were a plot point of the movie “Conclave.”
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“Several Asians being looked at by the rest of the world, that’s a significant thing for the church,” said Maryknoll Father William Grimm.
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“There is an urgency in the need to help children in Gaza. There has been a full blockage of aid since March 2,” secretary general of Caritas Sweden said.
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UCCRO — established in 1996 and the largest group of its kind in Ukraine — works to unite that nation’s religiously plural communities in a number of efforts.
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(OSV News) — Thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square, waiting for the sign that a new pope has been elected. All watch as the dark wisps of smoke ascending from …
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(OSV News) — Few events on the world stage create more attention than a papal election. People everywhere, Catholic and non-Catholic, are riveted by the news as they watch the …
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Two religious communities near Jerusalem have launched fundraising efforts to repair their properties damaged by wildfires.
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Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s funeral. A pope’s …
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As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like we have no real role to …