The new cardinals will get their red hats at a ceremony, known as a consistory, on Dec. 8, an important feast day on its own ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Pope Francis has chosen 21 new cardinals in a move that once again shows his determination to reshape the group of churchmen ...

Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reported from Rome In announcing on Sunday that he would appoint 21 new cardinals, Pope Francis once ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

Pope Francis on Sunday said he plans to promote 21 clerics to the rank of cardinal in December. The pontiff made the ...

Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals on December 8, 20 of whom can vote for a new pope. Among them are Frank Leo, ...