The new cardinals will get their red hats at a ceremony, known as a consistory, on Dec. 8, an important feast day on its own ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals on December 8, 20 of whom can vote for a new pope. Among them are Frank Leo, ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday, October 6, announced he will appoint 21 new cardinals of the global Catholic Church, ...

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor ...

The secular contrast between “liberal” and “conservative” doesn’t work inside the Catholic Church, at least in its most ...