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

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

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As cardinals left their final meeting before the conclave begins, they expressed confidence ...

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 ...

While the church will not be involved in political discussions, it "can't be silent" and needs to speak out and advocate for ...

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

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 ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Amid the voting to find Pope Francis’ successor, the 135 Catholic cardinals ... the Middle East. Meanwhile, there have been items that are completely forbidden from the menus. read Conclave ...

Cardinals Enter Seclusion Ahead of Secret Conclave to Elect New Pope By Joshua ... the clerics lamented ongoing conflicts "in Ukraine, the Middle East, and many other parts of the world." ...