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Commonweal editors curate a twice-daily roundup of updates about the conclave.

From an emphasis on the global church to synodality, Pope Francis brought an outsider's perspective to his twelve-year papacy.

The clergy sex-abuse scandal would hang over a future papal conclave.

“As Francis has magnificently shown us, a pope serves the People of God with a total self-giving, ad vitam: in sickness or in health, strong or frail, able-bodied or wheelchair-bound, clear in voice or raspy and breathless.”

'Dignitas Infinita' does have good suggestions for addressing questions about sex, gender, and rights. They just don’t appear in the “Gender Theory” section.

Like so many magisterial documents, 'Dignitas' tends to state the Church’s teaching rather than explicate or argue for it.

Three authors at the intersection of technology and the Church discuss how theology can inform ethical AI.

Fr. Luigi Portarulo has breathed new life into an Italian-American parish in Greenwich Village.

There is an obvious tension between how to be “successful” on social media and how to represent the Catholic faith. Why is the Vatican ignoring this fact?

If the Church wants women to be its allies, it will need to recognize them as protagonists—full subjects with the agency to respond to the call of the Gospel.

While Italy’s Catholic hierarchy lamented freedom of abortion, it never tried to mount the kind of culture war that U.S. bishops did.

The new apostolic constitution represents a different view of authority, one rooted in humility.

Pope Francis’s meetings in Rome bring together cardinals from around the world to discuss Curial reform.

Right-wing parties may take control of Italy this fall, as the Left lacks a socially progressive answer to the populists.

Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia is another step towards a synodal Church.

The only hope for humanity is peace.

Russia’s war in Ukraine tests the Holy See’s overall approach to international relations and its role as a neutral venue for peace talks.

Newly available records help fill in a half-painted picture of John Courtney Murray.

Italy faces a political and religious turning point in the upcoming years. Where will the country go from here?

The Catholic episcopate is an unstable mixture of the modern and premodern. Understanding its history can help us reform it.