Who are the Middle Eastern cardinals participating in the conclave? — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Mario Zenari (Syria), Cardinal Dominique Mathieu (Iran), Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Jerusalem), and Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero (Morocco). / Credits: Romy Haber/ACI MENA ACI MENA, May 8, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). As the conclave to elect a new pope continues, the presence…

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No pasta carbonara or hard liquor on cardinals’ conclave menu — By: Catholic News Agency

Reference photo of two chefs. / Credit: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Nutritionist Giorgio Calabrese, an Italian doctor who specializes in nutritional science, prepared the menu for the cardinal electors who have kicked off the conclave to elect the next pope. Speaking with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner,…

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Meet the 5 cardinal electors with the most conclave experience — By: Catholic News Agency

Left to right: Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Cardinal Vinko Puljić, Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Cardinal Péter Erdő, and Cardinal Peter Turkson. / Credit: MEDEF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ EWTN News screenshot/ Pelz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons/ Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 7, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA). With the start of the conclave…

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Convention of Catholic scientists looks at human origins, Eucharistic miracles, and more — By: Catholic News Agency

The Society of Catholic Scientists convenes in South Bend, Indiana, in 2019. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Barr CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The 2025 Conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) will take place June 6–8 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., with several talks…

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New Jersey bishop says diocese will drop fight against state’s grand jury abuse probe — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said this week that it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations. Camden Bishop Joseph…

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