(RNS) — The special glasses have been delivered. The portable toilets have been ordered. Now, for expectant sky watchers and for property owners — including a number of churches — in the path of the ...

Pope Francis nominates new batch of cardinals for 10th time in 11 years The Argentinian pope has diversified global profile of cardinals Some choices baffle Church watchers as he skips big dioceses ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, back from his summer break, is beginning a hectic few months of travel and major debate over the future direction of the Catholic Church. Some Vatican watchers ...

The new pope faces a divided church in his home country, as Catholics have split along political lines. ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

Pope Francis making two foreign trips in September Will lead major October meeting on reform proposals Francis hopes to embed his method of grassroots consultation Pontiff wants to open the Church to ...