The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian contenders.

Second, since the Italian Church is blazing a trail for other national episcopal conferences that aren’t as far along in adopting the structures and procedures of synodality, Church leaders in ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a moderate voice.

The century-old building that once served as the Italian Presbyterian Church will provide four affordable housing units.

Church officials are fighting for their building, which they consider a historical staple of the Bloomfield community and its Italian heritage. KDKA spoke to Rita Turpin-Porterfield, one of many ...

On Tuesday, 13 May, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Italy was warmly welcomed to St Peter's Italian Church in ...

Per an article published by Reuters on May 1, 2025, an Italian church historian said that in recent conclaves, cardinals from Italy have failed to coalesce around one candidate. The article also ...

As an Italian, Cardinal Pizzaballa would bring the ... Some cardinals and other members of the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy are also concerned that Cardinal Pizzaballa, 60, may be too ...

a senior Italian church official sent a message to reporters expressing joy over Scola’s election. The problem was that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio had already been named pope. This conclave is ...

A railway employee, he recalled with a smile the "simple appearance" of the Argentine of Italian origin and, according to him, "Italianized." The Church of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore in the ...