In the afternoon of Thursday, 8 th of May, a new Pope was elected by the conclave. The 267 th Bishop of Rome was born Robert ...

One thing one notices when one compares Pope John Paul II with Pope Francis is that personality and character determine the ...

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church; he will be known as Pope Leo XIV. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

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According to a Vatican video feed, they filed up one by one in front of the Renaissance master's depiction of the Last Judgement. The conclave's master of ceremonies then declared "Extra omnes" — a ...

In fact, that’s exactly what he explained to journalists upon returning from a trip to the Holy Land in 2014 ... the city with the primate of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby ...

Today, the Catholic Church prepares for a momentous event as the eyes of believers around the world turn to the Vatican with ...

As members of the College of Cardinals joined together in solemn reverence for the Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff at St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, a resounding clash of thunder tore ...

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News An Easter tradition that started in a High Prairie church about 20 years ago – and growing – ...