The diocesan phase of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, founder of the Communion and Liberation movement, has officially concluded, with ...

Eighteen years after the case that turned Benedict XVI's missed visit to Sapienza into one of the most controversial moments ...

On the anniversary of the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Benedict XVI, which was 21 years ago on April 19, we republish the following article (31.08.2025) from a Former Perplexed Catholic. Ratzinger ...

On the anniversary of the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Benedict XVI, which took place 21 years ago on April 19, we republish the following article (08.10.2025) from a Formerly Perplexed Catholic. A ...

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Several years ago, Catholic traditionalists sharply criticized Pope Francis for reversing a decree that his Bavarian predecessor, Benedict XVI, issued in 2007 to permit unrestricted use of the ...

Robert Prevost, elected as the first American pope in history on Thursday, decided to take the name Leo XIV.

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th century, a period of German popes who chose names of ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A former Vatican nuncio and collaborator in the Roman Curia, Sri Lankan Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, 77, has been leading the Archdiocese of Colombo since 2009. Even though he ...

Each day between now and the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, John Allen is offering a profile of a different papabile, the Italian term for a man who could be pope. There’s no ...

When a pope resigns or dies, church law mandates that cardinals gather in Rome within 15 to 20 days to elect a new pope. The cardinals decided to meet on May 7, 16 days after the death of Pope Francis ...

Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the next ...