Sam Conetta and Jack Gallucci also had big nights for Pope John. Conetta scored two goals of his own while assisting on five and Gallucci notched a hat trick while chipping in a pair of assists.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic church will begin on May 7. But John Oliver already knows who he wants to take over — and it’s purely ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

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 ...

The interregnum and election of a new pope are governed by the rules established in the 1996 apostolic constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis” of John Paul II, as modified by Benedict XVI in 2007.

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 ...

Recent conclaves, however, have lasted just days. Pope John Paul II needed eight ballots, over two days, to become the pontiff in 1978. His successor, Benedict XVI, was chosen on the fourth ballot ...

Made a cardinal in 2003 by Pope John Paul II, he occupied several influential positions in the Roman Curia under Francis, which makes him a versatile candidate capable of navigating the concerns ...