Church officials must be open to the graces given to them by the Holy Spirit. "Every cardinal will have the chance to speak," Dolan revealed. "Do they speak about, 'Oh, I think this guy should be ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and ... throughout the night until preparations begin for Holy Mass on Saturday morning for Francis' funeral ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church, was probably the most famous Argentinian who ever lived. Born in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis ...

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

York City Police have accused a man of polluting holy water with urine at Saint Patrick Catholic Church earlier this month, according to court records. Jesse John Sokoll, 50, of no fixed address ...

The owner of the former Holy Spirit Church in Asbury Park has proposed a new redevelopment plan that includes 80 apartments and office space. This plan revises a previously approved proposal for ...

A rare exhibit of the Holy ... Church’s enduring presence in a society undergoing deep cultural and spiritual transformation. For many, it is a moment of awakening — a testament that the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's Catholic community gathered Wednesday at St. John's Cathedral in Boise to honor Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday after leading the Catholic Church for 12 years.

As the Catholic Church ... Holy Spirit’s selection. According to the provisions of the Universi Dominici Gregis (The Lord's Whole Flock), the cardinals vote for the Bishop of Rome, also called the ...

In the Catholic Church, if you’re divorced, the first marriage must be annulled, which can be a lengthy and difficult process. Pope Francis relaxed those rules. Channel 2’s Candace McCowan ...

ATLANTA — Catholic ... at the Holy Father,” the Catholic League President William Donohue wrote in a letter to the committee. Greene has been a longtime critic of the Catholic church after ...

Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan of the Syriac Catholic Church offered ... announced a holy Mass to be held on Wednesday at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for the repose of the pope ...