Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed gratitude for the Vatican's mediation in humanitarian issues related to the ...

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The world of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and similar believers in transactional reality has created a moral vacuum. There is an ...

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.

Some church observers say the Baltimore archdiocese is violating a Vatican order by not fully reopening a church it closed ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A British court on Friday largely backed the Vatican in refusing to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings over the Holy See’s 350 ...

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