We columnists are the prostitutes of public debate. Yesterday we were experts on tariffs, the day before on geopolitics, and ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church ...

Learning of the April 21 death of Pope Francis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he planned to celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of the pope at noon ...

Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, Jesuit, Archbishop of Luxembourg, have you already arrived in Rome or do you still need to ...

Masses concluded throughout the Arlington diocese April 17, Catholics quietly sojourned to seven churches, visiting Jesus in ...

Ultimately, the final decision will be made behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel. As the doors close, the command ...

Atlanta Catholics are recalling the late pope's legacy of mercy and care for creation, as well as his skill in encountering ...

Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David downplayed talks about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave, and said a papal ...

Top contenders include Ghana's Cardinal Turkson and Congo's Cardinal Ambongo, although insiders say none is a clear ...

During his homily, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said individuals and the church must follow in the footsteps ...

The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

R. Bless and purify your Church. After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the ...