Eder is one of many laypeople around the world celebrating the announcement of the Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope on the second day of the papal conclave. “Peace be with all of you ...

After white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on May 8, the new leader of the Roman Catholic church was beamed ... in a last-minute hit. Any laity who faced the Pope on ...

A leaked draft from Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin shows the prelate’s far-reaching and highly detailed ...

Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church shut the doors of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Wednesday and have begun the process of selecting the successor to Pope Francis. It is the largest ...

Western European pope to use the Roman Catholic Church to counter the rise of national populism in general, and Trump in particular, and to bolster globalist forces against those who believe the ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church does not get paid what many consider ... Farrell, former prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life under Pope Francis; Cardinal Wilton D.

The Roman Catholic Church is at ... several concrete actions for the church were called for, such as involving laity in the selection of Catholic bishops and allowing women greater roles in ...

The Pope – the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church – does not earn a traditional ... A marching brass band in blue uniforms led a contingent of Swiss guards through the crowd to a ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman ...

Still, one thing is clear: Francis profoundly shook up the Catholic Church. Perhaps more than ... It was a city of men in uniform: cassocks, Roman collars, episcopal rings. Bishops, cardinals ...