Spiritual authority is sacred. It is earned not through election or popularity but through service, sacrifice and deep ...

The Diocese of Sioux City has ordained its eighth bishop in its 123-year history. Bishop John Keehner was ordained during a ...

Following Pope Francis's passing, the Vatican is abuzz as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The conclave, a secretive ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic ...

Recent video footage of aid trucks emblazoned with flashing red lights and international symbols of humanitarian ... Secretary-General with the UN aid co-ordination office, said that 2024 was ...

Francis' "no" to women's ordination is not just the exclusion of women from a ... t-shirt and other antisemitic words and ...

Robert Francis Prevost has become the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old ...

Francis' "no" to women's ordination is not just the exclusion ... t-shirt and other antisemitic words and symbols. As is typical of Trump, he selectively punishes those whom he claims are ...

A key symbol of the new Pope's authority is the ... The tradition of presenting a ring to bishops at their ordination dates back to at least the 6th century, likely symbolizing their spiritual ...

Since his election in 2013, Francis never challenged official doctrine on female ordination or leadership ... casting them as symbols of purity and intuition rather than leaders with agency.

Francis was known for his personal simplicity, from the choice of his name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who renounced wealth to help the poor, to the outward symbols and priorities ...