•The New Pope Signals Continuity with Francis and Commitment to Social Justice Vatican City| In a historic decision on the second day of the papal conclave, the College of Cardinals elected 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Chicago and naturalized as a Peruvian citizen in […]
A historic and solemn chapter in the Roman Catholic Church’s centuries-old tradition unfolded this week as the papal conclave officially commenced in Vatican City. With the Apostolic See vacant, 115 cardinal electors from across the globe—each under the age of 80—have entered into closed-door deliberations inside the revered Sistine Chapel to select the next spiritual […]
•A Legacy of Compassion, Reform, and Global Impact Vatican City, Vatican| The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, at the age of 88. The Argentine-born pontiff passed away peacefully at 7:35 a.m. in the Vatican, a day after making a final public appearance in […]
