Conclave

Cardinal Dolan’s small titular church in the hilltop district of Monte Mario was full of parishioners, visitors and the press.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As prefect of the Vatican office tasked with overseeing and supporting the world’s priests and permanent deacons, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik has brought his unique experience …

(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 …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The face of the Catholic Church’s push to reestablish its relationship with the world of culture, a 59-year-old Portuguese poet and theologian, is among the youngest …

“His pontificate was a light for all of us,” said Sister Mary T. Barron, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles and president of the International Union …

Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez of El Salvador described a calm and fraternal atmosphere among the cardinals — one marked not by tension, but by prayer and unity of purpose.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While no one expects cardinals to vote as geographical blocs for a new pope, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, president of the African bishops’ council, and the …

(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 …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although conventional wisdom says he is too young to become pope, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, began appearing on media lists of possible …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — French Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 79, has worked the past 48 years in the Vatican’s diplomatic service, most recently as papal nuncio to the United States for …