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 ...

Albano is a quiet, graceful suburb of Rome. Historically, it is reached from the Eternal City via the Appian Way, one of the most ancient and still-existing roads of the old Roman Empire. The Diocese ...

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been gaining worldwide attention as he’s considered a frontrunner to be the next pope, following Pope Francis’ death last April 21. Last April 24, he led a ...