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Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...
For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...
Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group -- summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 -- is ...
Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...
The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...
BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) - The Catholic Diocese of Saginaw said St. Hyacinth Church in Bay City will close following its last mass in late May. The pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish said the ...
ROME -- They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from where cardinals ...
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...