VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another ...

Archbishop Justin Welby, the former head of the Church of England, speaking at an event in 2015. (Photo: Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Wikimedia Commons) On March 30, the BBC broadcasted an ...

Anna Rowlands spent two years seconded to the Vatican during his papacy and has praised him for having a ‘common touch’ that heralded a new era for the church. She said the religious leader had roared ...

Robert Casey will be installed as Cincinnati's new archbishop Thursday. He said the challenges ahead include navigating the nation's polarized politics and increasing Mass attendance. New ...

The unofficial term for potential candidates is Papabile, with Berger’s film featuring a number of ideologically distinct potential popes, including a Canadian moderate, a Nigerian candidate with ...

The veteran leadership Pittston Area’s Daniella Ranieli and Lake-Lehman’s Ella Wilson provided on and off the court can’t be ...

For the first time in five years, an awe-inspiring state-record string of 24 consecutive wins severed, Archbishop Wood had just dropped a 45-37 decision to South Fayette in the PIAA Class 5A state ...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Monday invited Christians to participate in the Holy Week functions during which the Catholic Church commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord ...

The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, has tasked politicians with leadership by example. The Archbishop noted with concern that Nigeria is in dire need of servant ...

The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has told traditionalists that he cannot support the Church of England's teachings on sex. Dr Rowan Williams is known not to support the line that only ...

The Most Rev. W. Shawn McKnight recalls the exact moment, down to the minute, that he learned the pope would soon name him archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas. It was just before he planned to ...

As Christians in Nigeria joined others around the world to celebrate Palm Sunday, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama, called on leaders at all levels to embrace ...