In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Here is the full text of Cardinal Dominique Mamberti’s homily for the ninth and final Novendiales Mass on Sunday, May 4, the third Sunday of Easter.

Their faith was based on such a strong and personal experience of Christ, dead and risen, that they were not afraid of ...

Here is the full text of the homily from Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, delivered at the sixth Novendiales Mass on May 1.

Sri Lanka becoming a Macbethian sick state? The traditional ritual of anointing medicinal oil (or ‘hisa thel gaema’ in ...

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At a time when misinformation spreads so easily—especially online—there’s a need for scientists to step in and bring accurate ...

When the Pope dies, his passing must first be confirmed by the Chamberlain of the Catholic church ... Welby later called it “one of the most astonishing images from the Covid-19 pandemic.” ...

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the conclave, a gathering of cardinals, chooses the next pope 15 to 20 days after the vacancy. This would put the meeting start date between ...

The Catholic College of Cardinals convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the present day. While the voting for the pope is ...