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 ...

The region that encompasses the Middle East and North Africa is home to only around 1% of ... This is the first time that ...

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

The Catholic cardinals gathered ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope called on Tuesday for ceasefires and peace ...

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

On Thursday morning, cardinals failed once again to select a successor to the late Pope Francis, with thick black smoke ...

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 ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

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