Pope Leo XIV has decided to declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects ...

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to Pope Francis.

Cardinal Parolin, in contrast, had spent his career in the Vatican’s diplomatic service before rising to serve nearly 12 years as secretary of state, effectively Pope Francis’ No. 2.

The make-up of the conclave will be much different than what it was in 2013 when Pope Francis was chosen, because in his twelve years as Pontif, Francis installed dozens of new cardinals. Most of ...

Pope Francis greets archbishop of Budapest cardinal Péter Erdő (L) during a Mass at Kossuth Lajos Square on April 30, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

Pope Francis appoints as new cardinal U.S-born prelate prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, Robert Francis Prevost during the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinal at St ...

It had been a little more than two weeks since we had lost Pope Francis, and we still mourned his passing. But during the past 17 days, my brother cardinals and I had been meeting daily ...

Two cardinals close to the pope, who is considered at-risk, are confirmed to have coronavirus. Konrad Krajewski, the 57-year-old Polish cardinal who runs Pope Francis’ charities, tested positive ...

Cardinal Dolan reveals how Pope Leo XIV ‘impressed’ him at the conclave — and predicts what kind of pontiff he will be By Timothy Cardinal Dolan Published May 10, 2025, 11:44 a.m. ET ...