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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 …

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 …

Cardinal Erdö, 72, celebrated Mass at his church of Santa Maria Nuova, also known as the Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana, in the Roman Forum.

(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 …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is a popular speaker who is comfortable in several languages, has traveled extensively and is known for his focus on evangelization and …

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 …