More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

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The conclave opens following days of intense deliberation. Over the past 10 days, a clear divide has begun to emerge between those who support Francis’ reforms and those who want to soften—or even ...

Inside St. Peter's Basilica, beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome, two art restorers ... as a bookend to the Second Vatican Council, whose documents shaped his papacy.

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Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South ...

Loading It’s a tradition shaped by past silences. In 1929, the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty ... Together, in front of St Peter’s vast dome, they embody Francis’ impossible hope: that ...