Both Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI were elected within two days, but the longest papal election in Church history ...

The study further estimated that even if only a small share of those children had no other relative to take them in if their ...

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of Tokyo, has denied claims that he failed to act on reports of sexual abuse ...

"Refugees and asylees may continue to file applications for adjustment of status; in fact, refugees are legally obligated to ...

Lent is the season during which catechumens make their final preparations to be welcomed into the Church. UCA News is proud ...

Catholics in Nigeria are mourning the death of seven Capuchin Franciscan friars who died in a tragic road accident while ...

India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on May 7, after New Delhi launched missile ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election on May 6 as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

Several bookmakers have placed the best odds on Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin as the favorite to replace Francis, who died ...

The dazzling red, symbolising the blood of Christ, is the color that marks cardinals out from lower-ranking prelates ...

In an interview published May 5 by The Daily Nation, a leading Kenyan daily, Cardinal Njue offered a surprising explanation ...

As president since 2014 of the international Santa Marta Group of police chiefs and bishops, the Liverpool-born Cardinal ...