Some here in Rome are desperate to stop a Francis II from being elected, but the deck appears stacked against them ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging for the first time the wor ...

In a sign of his progressive leanings, Zuppi wrote the introduction to the Italian edition of “Building a Bridge,” by the Rev. James Martin, an American Jesuit, about the church’s need to ...

The Duomo and Villa Necchi, Castello Sforzesco and the Torre Velasca: Milan’s “essentials” in ten buildings.It’s a nearly impossible list to compile. The one published by the New York Times certainly ...

Known for his focus on migrants and dialogue, he is popular among progressives but faces criticism over the Italian Church’s slow response to abuse scandals.

He was buried at his favourite church, Santa Maria Maggiore ... 91-year-old Giovanni Battista Re. Italy has spent millions on a ring of steel security operation to protect the huge crowds and ...

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He also spoke out against antisemitism following Oct. 7, calling combatting the hatred “an educational, religious and civic commitment of the Italian Church.” Shortly after Oct. 7, he ...

This weekend, visitors can see an exhibit on miracles created by the Italian teen at St. Catherine's in Mountain Lakes. Curator Diane Striegel of Boonton has taken the show to dozens of churches ...