Tag: Religion

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.Thick black smoke ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the papal conclave did not select a new ...

NewsFeedThe papal conclave has begun as Archbishop Diego Ravelli declared ‘extra omnes’, signaling non-voters to exit the Sistine Chapel. Only ...

Only 38% of American Jews believe in an afterlife, far fewer than in Israel, according to a new study of ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope ...

EXPLAINERBehind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, cardinals from around the world will convene to elect the 267th pontiff.As ...

Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during ...

NewsFeedSyrian security forces have been sent to restore calm after fighting broke out near Damascus. More than 20 people were ...

A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part ...

French authorities have condemned the fatal stabbing as an ‘Islamophobic attack’ and a hate crime.Italian police have arrested a man ...