In the spring of 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject – Christianity in the ancient Middle East, as well as the future of its many churches ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags from many countries in celebration at the arrival of the news ...

In 2016, Francis appointed Pizzaballa to fill the vacant seat of the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem — the representative of ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

When the Latin patriarch heard the Easter Monday news about the death of Pope Francis, he packed his bags. As he departed for Rome, his co-workers sang in Arabic: "May the Lord guide your steps with ...

In her home in Castel Liteggio, the small hamlet of Cologno al Serio, mother Maria Tadini recounts anecdotes about her son, ...