Rumors about the ultra-secret voting for the next pope held at the Sistine Chapel next week have included stories about fierce competition between Italian and non-Italian cardinals, leaks about cardinals who want to dig into …
Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News As the Vatican waits for a new pope under a cloud of scandal, the journalist at the center of the Vatileaks case is revealing the high-stakes, cloak-and-dagger operation he undertook to …
ROME — Jamming devices to halt communication were installed at the Vatican on Monday, as part of a security lockdown ahead of the papal conclave. The behind-the-scenes ballot process is supposed to remain a secret, …
Two Villanova students talk about the thrill of interning at the Vatican during the start of Pope Francis' papacy. Their first day on the job was the day Pope Benedict XVI announced he was resigning — it had been nearly 600 …
VATICAN CITY — On his first day on the job, a new pope's every act is parsed by millions who try to divine what kind of leader the head of the world's largest religious community will be. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio seemed to be very much aware of this …
Vatican City • At gatherings of Latin American bishops, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was often a star speaker about economic inequities in a profit-driven world. He also has used the forums to warn fellow church leaders about drifting from core …
While the workings of the conclave are secret, Cardinal Bergoglio won the papacy, according to comments from cardinals, Vatican experts and leaks to Italian newspapers, in part because the Vatican-based cardinals protective of their bureaucracy snubbed …
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The identity of the new Holy Father will be revealed shortly, and he will greet the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square from the balcony of the basilica. The smoke, which was seen rising from the chimney at 7:06 p.m. local …
Taking the name of a saint who slept on dirt floors and dined with lepers is the most radical first move by a pontiff in some time.