Conclave

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When talking about the conclave turns to the challenge of secularism and bringing the Gospel to people who think they somehow have moved beyond a need …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City is admired as a pastor and biblical scholar and was a key ally of Pope Francis in implementing the …

“Several Asians being looked at by the rest of the world, that’s a significant thing for the church,” said Maryknoll Father William Grimm.

With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope discussed war, the need for dialogue …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church’s most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it …

“This is a moment of hope — not only for us, but for the world,” Cardinal Fernando Chomalí of Santiago, Chile, said of the cardinals gathered in Rome preparing for …

As members of the College of Cardinals met May 5, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect a new pope had arrived in Rome, the Vatican …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “We need a pope who is capable of building unity among everyone,” a cardinal mentioned by media as a papal contender told the Argentine newspaper La …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If you ask an Italian, almost five decades of having foreigners as pope is enough. The pope is the bishop of Rome, and it is time …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nearing 80 years old, Italian Cardinal Mario Zenari has spent the past 16 years in the wartorn nation of Syria as papal nuncio. When other countries …