We pray for the Pope. We pray that he'll be a great pastor and a great beacon of hope and light to the world,” said Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More.

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

Gazing at the camera with his hair neatly parted, tie tightened up to his collar and a twinkle in his eye, the boy looked every inch a clean-cut Catholic school student. To his friends, Robert Prevost ...

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...

It was updated on April 28 with newly released details on the upcoming conclave. Pope Francis died last week at age 88. As the world mourns the loss, the Catholic Church is preparing to choose his ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world’s most famous jazz, funk and rock acts. Yet it’s also become a showcase for ...

The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction. Cardinals will meet within days for a conclave to elect a new pontiff ...

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Still, critics from both within and outside of the Catholic Church viewed the reported deal as the Vatican ceding power to China. One clergyman suggested in a New York Times interview in 2018 that ...

At a crucial period in the Catholic Church's history, Pope Francis made synodality the cornerstone of his pontificate, breathing new life into this age-old tradition that invites the Church to ...

But an actual Conclave is a bad idea at this juncture. The Roman Catholic Church needs a wholesale reset, not a new Pope. My guess is that the winner is already chosen, that the horse trading (we can ...

26, the cardinals of the Catholic Church will be called upon to gather ... will be cardinal electors and actually vote for the new Pope. Many of the current crop of cardinals were appointed ...