His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm. By Ruth Graham and Elizabeth Dias Ruth Graham and Elizabeth Dias report ...

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the conclave, a gathering of cardinals, chooses the next pope 15 to 20 days after the vacancy. This would put the meeting start date between ...

"His election in 2013 will be seen as a kind of tectonic shift in the life of the Church," Michael Sean Winters, a longtime writer for the National Catholic Reporter told Newsweek. Upon his ...

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The death of the trailblazing pope leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroads. As members of the College of Cardinals — the elite body of churchmen responsible for electing the next pope ...

Francis was known for his unique style of pastoral care and used his leadership position within the Catholic Church to advocate for human rights and more compassion for marginalized communities.

2270 Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232. "Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the ...

In the next few weeks, the cardinals of the Catholic Church will gather in Rome to bury him and turn their minds and hearts to the selection of a successor. We do not know who will be selected in ...

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Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican has announced. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became the Pope in 2013 after the resignation of his predecessor Pope ...