Interview. U.S. theologian William Cavanaugh — before the conclave that will take place starting May 7 — weighs in on the ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, the 77-year-old archbishop of Colombo, represents a more traditional doctrinal ...

Named a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2022, French Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, 66, is a hands-on theologian and ...

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, 59, is a celebrated author and intellectual in the Portuguese-speaking world who ...

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica as seen from the Vatican Museums (Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0) From the first echoes reaching from the general congregations, the unity of the church ...

The conclave—the process by which the cardinal electors choose a new pope—begins between 15 and 20 days after the pope’s death or resignation. The world seems to hold its breath when the ...

Des pompiers sont montés sur le toit de la chapelle Sixtine au Vatican, vendredi 2 mai 2025, pour procéder à l’installation ...

Les cardinaux participant au conclave ont interdiction de raconter ce qui entoure les scrutins au cours desquels ils doivent ...

The cardinals participating in the conclave are forbidden to speak about anything surrounding the ballots during which they must choose the future pope. Yet, this obligation of secrecy is not always ...

«Le chrétien est appelé à participer comme tout citoyen à la vie de la cité et doit même se révolter contre toutes formes d’injustice.», estime le docteur Léopold Djogbédé, responsable de Sant’Egidio ...

At the Vatican, a current term escapes us a little: novendiale. It is composed of the number “nine” (novem) and the word “day” (die). Nine days of mourning after the death of the pope to ...