The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...

FILE - Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, bishop of San Diego, attends a reception for relatives and friends in the Paul VI Hall ...

He replaces Cardinal Wilton Gregory who is retiring at 77. Donald Trump's victory formalized in front of a Congress led by ...

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal advocate for migrants and LGBTQ inclusion, as the next Archbishop of Washington, DC. McElroy, will succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who ...

As Justin Welby leaves office, Martyn Whittock explores the early medieval history that explains the authority structure of ...

Since our nation's founding, American Catholics have confronted the question of whether one can be a faithful Catholic and a devoted citizen of the United States.

ANALYSIS: When the archbishop of Washington speaks, people pay attention — sometimes wondering if they’re hearing echoes from ...

Pope Francis is moving the head of San Diego’s Roman Catholic Diocese to Washington, D.C., placing a prominent ally, as well ...

The love for tradition kept the Eastern Orthodox Church from adopting the Gregorian calendar though it was based on reason ...

Profession of faith of Pope Vigilius I (552): DS 415 ... infinitely beyond all that we can humanly understand'. [Paul VI, CPC # 2.]" 252. "The Church uses (I) the term 'substance' (rendered ...

As Catholic Christians, we are taught to forgive others, to reconcile with our neighbor, to seek out amicable ways to end grudges and angry separations; yet we have been part of a grudge ...

Gregory VI, his godfather, paid for it. Benedict IX then proclaimed himself pope once more in 1047, leading to a situation where three men were considered pontiffs at the same time: Benedict IX, ...