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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the…
Any baptized Catholic male is eligible, though only cardinals have been selected since 1378.
He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and…
Pope Francis demanded Tuesday that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources for the “poison of their own greed” as…
Pope Francis' recent comments about homosexuality and sin prompted questions about whether he believed that being gay was in itself…
Peter Turkson of Ghana, the only African to head a Vatican department, has abruptly offered his letter of resignation to…
Ernest Johnson admitted to killing three convenience store employees in 1994, though his attorneys say he has an IQ, in…
Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage amid the pandemic.
Pope Francis urged his coronavirus-weary flock to not lose hope even through the continued “dark months” of the pandemic.
For the first time in over a decade, former president Barack Obama is not granted the top spot in the…
Pope Francis has appointed 13 new cardinals including Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the first African American to hold the high rank.
D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory is set to become the first Black U.S. prelate to assume the rank of cardinal in…
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco.
Augustine Tolton, who was born into slavery but fought in the Civil War and studied in Rome to become a…
Pope Francis demanded on Friday that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in.
Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the "crime" of priestly sexual abuse and its…
This week, Pope Francis made international headlines potentially stating the most progressive views towards homosexuality in the history of the…