This paradigm shift reflects the profound transformation within the Catholic Church as it increasingly emphasizes broader representation from the global peripheries.

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

Currently, five Middle Eastern cardinals will participate in the election and they hail from Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, ...

As of today, all telephone communications within the Vatican will be cut off and will only be restored after the announcement ...

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe have entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries ... so the actual number of Europeans is expected to be 52. Asia (including Middle East): 23 Africa: 18. One of the electors who says he's skipping ...

There has been relatively little speculation about papabile from the Middle East, where the Gospel was first proclaimed and the living stones still speak to us, and where many strong pastoral ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he ...