The leader of the Catholic Church appoints 21 cardinals this weekend. Pope Francis is further shaping the circle of senior ...

VATICAN CITY (KTRK) -- Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals - 13 of them under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his successor. Three of the new cardinals are Americans, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina ...

Rome, Italy: Pope Francis is to appoint 19 new cardinals next month, including churchmen from Haiti and Burkina Faso, reflecting his commitment to the poor. Cardinals, who wear red hats and robes, are ...

White smoke has billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that a new Pope has been elected. The identity of the pope and the name he has chosen as pontiff will be announced to the ...

Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals Sunday, choosing 19 men from around the world, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina Faso, in line with his belief ...