Cardinal Schönborn is the rare churchman whose name will certainly be remembered decades hence due to his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the ...

At a gathering of Catholic clergy in Rome, the trio of cardinals emphasized the unique and indispensable role of priests at this time in human history. Clergy assemble for a photo during the Third ...

Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, to head the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. The move has ...

Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policy, to head the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. The move has led to ...

Collectively, they form the College of Cardinals. Provisions regarding their selection, rank, roles, and prerogatives are detailed in Canons 349 to 359 of the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church.

In his last public appearance as archbishop, the cardinal also lamented Austria’s shrinking Catholic population, saying he felt conflicted “between the joyful festival of thanksgiving that we ...

He also prohibited the lower clergy from speaking out against state violence, even as death squads targeted Catholic priests critical of the regime. The cardinal’s defenders said he believed a ...

However, he remains faithful to Catholic doctrine, which he explains with great subtlety. His nomination as cardinal acknowledges a career dedicated to serving a church he hopes will “go out of ...

Josephine Ward was a strong critic of Catholic modernism, and many of her novels featured protagonists struggling to ...

Ahead of his permanent move to Washington, D.C., San Diego’s first-ever cardinal wanted thousands ... The event, organized by the San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese, brought together an estimated ...

The Mexican actor plays a Catholic Cardinal in the Golden Globe-winning thriller set in the upper ranks of the Catholic ...