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The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world.

Pope Francis' announcement of new cardinals ranging from the youngest ever, aged 44, to the oldest at 99 years, shows the ...

Pope Francis has called upon Church authorities to cooperate with civil authorities in relation to child sexual abuse by ...

At the current synod, whose purpose is to address “communion, participation, and mission” in the church, women’s role is on ...

At the current synod, whose purpose is to address “communion, participation, and mission” in the church, women’s role is on ...

ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints ... Italian canonist Donata Horak criticized the Roman Catholic Church’s current structure as “monarchical” and out of step with democratic sensibilities.

Iowa City Catholics are divided on who they will vote for in the presidential election after Pope Francis told U.S. Catholics ...

The pope appointed the current apostolic administrator, Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan, as the first bishop of the new diocese. Jourdan, 64, a native of France, has led the Catholic community in ...