Jorge Mario Bergoglio

This week, Rome welcomes 1,000 creators of religious content on social media. They are attending a Jubilee on July 28 and 29, part of a Holy Year that focuses on the digital environment

Miguel Díaz-Canel’s administration has once again imprisoned opposition figures released after negotiations with Pope Francis

Monuments are multiplying across the country just as the number of Catholics falls to historic lows, due to the rise of Evangelical Christians 

The case against Prevost first emerged during a confrontation with the powerful ultra-Catholic group Sodalitium, with complicity from elements in Rome: ‘He has suffered greatly during the last year because nobody in the Vatican came out to defend him’

Pedro Vásquez is one of the religious figures closest to Robert Prevost, and has even seen him cry. The two friends frequently text each other

People close to the pope say that he will not ‘sit back’ while the US president criminalizes, detains, and expels thousands of migrants

It is one of the oldest and most traditional communities of Catholicism, with eight centuries of history and Martin Luther among its brethren

The most plausible hypothesis suggests that Pietro Parolin failed to break through his ceiling of support, and the Chicago-born cardinal quickly gained the upper hand

The Republican president calls the appointment of the first pope from the United States ‘an honor’

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith investigated the allegations before the conclave and concluded that they were without merit

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, an Augustinian and former bishop in Peru, represents the triumph of continuity — but with the added assurance of strong governance and doctrinal solidity

The general congregations have outlined a set of pressing issues including sexual doctrine, shared governance, and the Church’s foreign policy

The conclave has elected the pontiff after four votes

The Supreme Pontiff was born in Chicago but has spent 40 years in Peru

The names of Cristóbal López and Ángel Fernández Artime, both from Spain, and Pablo Virgilio David, from The Philippines, have emerged in recent hours as new papal candidates

Electing one of the 18 prelates from Africa would be a surprise, but would also impose an uncompromising agenda on moral issues

The voting process to elect the pope has its own dynamics, and understanding how it has worked over the past century provides clues to better comprehend what may happen now

‘He always smiled at me; he seemed more like a brother than a pope,’ he recalls of Francis while working on his successor’s white cassock in three different sizes. Near his small workshop in Rome is Antonio Arellano’s artisan shoe shop, where John Paul II and Benedict XVI were customers

The cardinals have met in 12 general congregations, but they still do not know each other well and there are no clear favorites, although up to 30 possible names have emerged

The Santa Marta residence, which will house the cardinals during the election process for the new pontiff, is being protected against leaks

400,000 people attended the funeral in St. Peter’s Basilica and watched the procession through Rome. As he spoke before delegations from 146 countries, the dean of the cardinals recalled the Pontiff’s message: “Build bridges, not walls”

The pontiff confronted the Kirchner administration — which considered him ‘right-wing’ — and was questioned for his role during the country’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983), when he was the leader of the Jesuits in Argentina

Although there are many more women in the Vatican than in previous papacies, Bergoglio did not introduce any changes to official doctrine