The leader of the Catholic Church appoints 21 cardinals this weekend. Pope Francis is further shaping the circle of senior ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. In a ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Francis Cardinal George presided over his final Red Mass as head of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The cardinal's ongoing health challenges were apparent at the special mass for judges, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday – 13 of them under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his successor. Three of the new cardinals are Americans, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Francis Cardinal George was honored Sunday at a rare public appearance since his successor was announced last weekend. Cardinal George was presented the Vision of Hope Award at the ...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, stated in a recent interview that he “would not define morality — especially sexual ...

Rome, Italy: Pope Francis is to appoint 19 new cardinals next month, including churchmen from Haiti and Burkina Faso, reflecting his commitment to the poor. Cardinals, who wear red hats and robes, are ...

An excerpt from Cardinal Francis Leo’s messages for the Sept. 29 Solemnity of St. Michael Archangel and the Novena to St. Michael from September 20 to September 28.

Traditionalist Catholics are celebrating news that the Vatican under Pope Leo XIV has given them permission to celebrate the old Latin Mass in St.

Cardinal Dolan reiterated that he hoped he 'made clear there was a lot of human input into the meetings and conversations, ...

They hail from 11 countries. Rome -- Pope Francis created 14 new cardinals Thursday at a ceremony at the Vatican. Francis said these new cardinals, who hail from 11 countries including Iraq, Poland, ...