By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were or what we were doing when the news was broken to us. The moment the TV ...

“The Cardinal comes out and announces the name Prevost — the whole room was electric.” For a student like Lamers who did not know what a conclave was before attending Pacelli, it was quite a ...

Following that of the Pope, the title of cardinal is the highest dignity in the Catholic Church which was recognized as early as the pontificate of Sylvester I (314-335). Rooted in the Latin word ...