When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing to ...

All three men are participants in the synod and will be made cardinals at a consistory on Dec. 8, as announced by Pope ...

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals on Sunday, including five bishops of Latin American dioceses and three east Asian bishops ...

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

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POPE Francis has decided to honor the Philippine Catholic Church by creating a new Filipino cardinal in the person of Bishop ...

Currently, India has four cardinals, but all of them stay in their home dioceses. Koovakad's elevation "is a great ...

Some might interpret it as showing little confidence in the Australian hierarchy, a feeling shared by many local Catholics, ...

CARDINAL-designate Mykola Bychok said his nomination by Pope Francis to join the College of Cardinals had come as a great ...

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines hails Cardinal-elect Pablo Virgilio David for ‘standing up for the rights and dignity of the poor and marginalized’ ...

Philippine Catholic bishops on Monday welcomed the elevation of one of their own to the rank of cardinal, a key position in ...

For the first time in history, a majority of the cardinals at the next conclave will be from outside of Europe.