The leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls on his followers to abstain from a lot. Pope Francis’ latest request: stop ...

Our first Jesuit pope, Francis, resumed the reforms of the Second Vatican Council by challenging the church to go outside our ...

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

Church leaders from Norfolk and Waveney have described the "highlight" moment of meeting Pope Francis during a pilgrimage to Rome. The group, representing seven denominations, enjoyed a guided tour of ...

according to author Peter Hebblethwaite’s book The Next Pope. They are elected by the church’s cardinals, the highest ranking members of the world’s Roman Catholic clergy. The dean of the ...

Cardinals under the age of 80 elect the Pope when the Holy See becomes vacant; and are major administrators of church affairs, serving in one or more departments of the Roman Curia. Cardinals in ...

Finally, Pope Benedict XIV, when archbishop of Bologna ... The liturgical form of Advent as it now exists in the Roman Church has gone through certain modifications. St. Gregory seems to have ...

A local pastor is among five Roman Catholic priests who were appointed by Pope Francis as new auxiliary bishops for the ...

Pope Francis greets the crowds in St Peter's Square, Vatican (Reuters) The Roman Catholic Church promotes itself as the ‘one true church’, largely based off their suggested succession of the Apostle ...

In the Roman Vicariate ... Quiet but influential, Father Baggio represents a church attentive to the peripheries, faithful to Pope Francis' vision. Msgr. George Jacob Koovakad, Organizer ...

A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has ...