Strong departments of justice and finance are essential if the Vatican is going to operate effectively and efficiently ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan never backed down from a political scrap, but was quick with a kind word and a sympathetic ear — and even kept a list of people he prayed for. At 75, the retiring leader of the ...

Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, sidelining a prominent U.S. Church figure in a major shake-up of the country's ...

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, said that authorities have a “mandate to protect us ...

I love Cardinal Dolan. He’s the wonderful shepherd of this huge flock in the metropolitan New York area,” one mass-goer said.

We are created to sing the praises of Almighty God for all eternity,’ the African cardinal reminds the faithful.

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or progressive. Although they ...

Thousands of New York City's faithful flocked to St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas to attend one of last Masses presided ...

Parishioners felt the spirit of the day, and the church’s Contemporary Ensemble raised their voices in joyous music.

Pope Leo has signalled his intention to uphold the reformist vision of his predecessor, Francis, during his annual Christmas address to Vatican cardinals. Leo, the first American pontiff, lauded ...

Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor's vocation to serve the spiritual needs of God's children has left a profound legacy.