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“It’s the natural journey of the church,” said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, an Italian who was once a power player in the ...

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Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

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Although it is now customary to select a papal name, this has not always been the case. In the early years of the Catholic ...

Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world.