With prayers, speculation, and anticipation mounting, the faithful closely follow not just the solemnity of the sacred traditions of the papal election but also the cardinals themselves, who, in an ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle could become the first Asian pontiff, marking a historic moment for the church as it considers leadership beyond its mostly European traditions.

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Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

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While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Fat Joe shared a post on Instagram on May 3, revealing that his mother Marie has died at age 77. Her death comes less than three months after the rapper's father Ernesto died on Feb. 12.

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Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...