The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—started on Wednesday, May 7, with 133 cardinals gathering at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to vote on who will succeed Pope Francis. Black smoke emerged ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged Catholic content creators gathered in Rome for the first-ever Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers to “be discerning” in how they use their ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle shares more than just a warm smile and infectious laugh with Pope Francis. Like the late Argentinian pontiff, Tagle hails from outside Europe’s traditional Catholic power ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at a post-conclave press conference along with two other Filipino cardinal electors at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Roy ...

Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines. [Courtesy] Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, is a charismatic ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, speaks at the Serviam Servant Leadership Conference in the Philippines, July 12, 2025. (Credit: Serviam Catholic Community ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...