On May 8—the second day of the conclave—at Santa Marta, the cardinals have a continental breakfast between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits at a table with his jar of peanut butter that ...

(CNN) – As the Vatican prepares for Pope Leo’s first Christmas since his election, its Christmas Nativity scenes go beyond tradition. The Nativity scene on display has a message the Vatican wants to ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

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