Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

Authorities released records related to the deaths of the couple, including a lengthy investigation report detailing some of ...

The death of the pope triggers a series of of events that have been enshrined in the traditions of the Catholic Church for ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The fight’s getting dirty between the proponents and opponents to a couple of ballot measures that will be decided by ...

Emerging into Matthews Quad from the narrow walkways along the edge of the construction zone, you hit the crowd like a brick ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI tried reconciliation with China, which required its bishops to be loyal to the country’s government rather than to Rome. He chose Parolin, who was then an archbishop, to ...

Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s.

I had a nightmare. In it, Larry David, the Seinfeld writer reputedly worth $400 million, invited me to dinner at his place. A ...