Catholic Church

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pope. Despite hailing from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the 2,000-year-old church credible and relevant today, especially to young people. That’s a tall...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history.

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of automatic excommunication. The ceremony on Monday, mandated by Vatican law and revised by Pope Benedict XVI, includes clerics and lay staff alike: cooks, cleaners, doctors, nurses and security officials. Nearly 135 cardinal electors will gather in the Sistine Chapel, beginning...

Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists, but behind closed doors are the days of dinner parties, coffee klatches and private meetings.

From the longest and shortest elections to the origin of the required vow of secrecy, here are some facts about the centuries-old process.

Preparations for the conclave accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.

Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis about his work with cinema in the global educational movement he founded.

Governor Greg Abbott is set to sign the private school voucher program into law. The bill created deep divides among Texans and state leaders, but one of its biggest supporters is the Catholic Church. 온라인카지노사이트 5’s Alicia Barrera reports the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth is calling it a major win for families in North Texas.

In North Texas and across the nation, public school districts face a continued decline in enrollment and a budget deficit. For many school districts, the solution has been to close or consolidate schools. However, private and Catholic schools have faced similar challenges. According to the National Catholic Educational Association, nationally, a total of 63 Catholic schools consolidated or closed. While…

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave, the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected, starting May 7. 온라인카지노사이트 5’s Larry Collins tells us the details.

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica. The visits came a day after Francis’ funeral. A single white rose was placed on the tomb. A light cast its warm glow over the tomb and a reproduction of the late pontiff’s...

Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo has paid tributes to its fan Pope Francis at a national league match. The pontiff died last Monday at age 88 and was buried in Rome before the game. San Lorenzo players wore a patch on their shirts with an image of Jorge Mario Bergoglio smiling and wearing his papal robes accompanied by the phrase...

World leaders, including President Donald Trump, have converged on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral. Follow live updates here.

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pope’s last moments in a pair of Italian newspaper interviews. Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope “died without suffering, at home.”

Viewership for “Conclave” is up 283% after the death of Pope Francis, but what are the parallels between his passing and the movie? Access Hollywood is separating fact from fiction.

Pope France attended San Lorenzo matches as a child with his Italian immigrant father and remained an unabashed fan throughout his life.

In an exclusive interview, 온라인카지노사이트 5’s Laura Harris spoke with Bishop Edward Burns of the Diocese of Dallas about the direct connection North Texas had to Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals from around the world are converging on Vatican City in advance of the conclave that will elect the successor to Pope Francis.