Pope Francis has elected 21 new cardinals to help reform the Catholic Church, leaning heavily on diversity. The new cardinals hail from the US, France, Italy, Argentina, Switzerland, South ...

Associated Press Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 1:23 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 1:23 p.m. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key ...

Pope Francis has recently appointed 21 new cardinals to the Catholic Church, an event of significant ecclesiastical implications. The new cardinals come from 15 different countries and span five ...

Pope Francis confirmed to a papal biographer that he revoked the pension and Vatican apartment of conservative U.S. Cardinal ...

By JOANNE PIERCE Of Holy Cross College On Sept. 30, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergy to the College of Cardinals at an assembly known as a consistory. It is ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize ...

Cardinals are chosen by the Holy Father to serve as his principal assistants and advisers in the central administration of church affairs. Collectively, they form the College of Cardinals.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met with European rabbis on Monday and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech he declined to read, saying he wasn’t feeling well. Francis told the ...

Pope Francis’ recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in this working-class seaside town south of Rome, where a community of trans women has found help and ...

Pope Francis has created 21 new cardinals in a ceremony including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy with the Catholic Church.