A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

Bishop John Dolan gave a sermon on the Sunday after Pope Francis died in which he recalled the church leader's tendency to ...

Pope Francis, 88, was recently diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, and as concerned Catholics around the world pray for the Holy Father, the Vatican revealed last week that he will remain ...

He went on: “Now, would electing a ‘Pope Pizzadance’ instantly repair the reputation of the Catholic Church? Obviously the answer is we won’t know until we try. So J.D. Vance, you stay the ...

Gary Stern of The Journal News/lohud covered Pope John Paul II's funeral and witnessed the global impact of the event. There's a saying when a pope dies: "The pope is dead, long live the pope." ...

Not always, though. In 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then the dean of the College of Cardinals, gave a humdinger of a funeral homily for Pope John Paul II — he famously denounced “a dictato ...

The face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.

All with a personal, humble and humorous touch. And at the same time, in my mind, there were memories of the passing of Pope John Paul II. I was there in Vatican City on a chilly night in April ...

Some months ago, looking ahead to the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul II, I decided upon a parish commemoration of the final Holy Mass offered in his presence. He died on April ...

For more conservative members of the faith, a more traditional pope in the fashion of John Paul II is what's necessary. Just as Catholics are not one-size-fits-all in 2025, neither are the ...

Americans greeted Pope St. John Paul II with open arms during his seven visits to the United States. Pundits often said he received a rockstar welcome, but perhaps only the Beatles in 1964 were ...

would tap a silver hammer on the pope's head while calling out his baptismal name three times. The hammer is no longer used. Far more conventionally, an electrocardiogram was used to confirm John ...