Vatican City: Foodstuffs that could theoretically be used to get messages into the papal conclave, such as asparagus, ravioli, and whole chicken, are off the menu at Casa Santa Marta where the 133 cardinals, tasked with selecting the next pope, are re…
Vatican City: The fact that it took cardinals only four votes to elect a new pope, with the white smoke signaling the decision emerging from the Sistine Chapel chimney after just a day’s voting, is “a clear sign of the unity of the Church,” remarked C…
Rome: India and Pakistan are willing to ease tensions, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on X Thursday following discussions with his counterparts from the two Asian countries. Tajani, who also serves as Italy’s deputy prime minister, emphasiz…
Rome: Premier Giorgia Meloni wrote to Pope Leo XIV following his election, expressing a heartfelt plea for global peace. In her letter, Meloni conveyed both her personal congratulations and those of the Italian Government, addressing the Pope with “fi…
Rome: Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday voiced Italy’s concern about the crisis between India and Pakistan to his counterparts in the two Asian countries, where tension is still rising after tit-for-tat attacks following a terror attack in K…
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his eagerness to enhance relations between Israel and the Holy See following the election of Pope Leo XIV. Herzog conveyed his intentions after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first Americ…
Pompei: Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, expressed his hope on Thursday that a new pope would be elected by the end of the day as the conclave to choose Pope Francis’s successor commenced in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday. …
Vatican City: Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle overtook Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to become the bookmakers’ favourite to become the new pope on the second day of the conclave on Thursday.
According to Ansa News Agency, the odds o…