Pope Leo begins papacy amid high hopes and big challenges 03:57. Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to ...

The pope is the leader of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals, which advises the pope. The pope typically chooses bishops who head a department in ...

The 79-year-old has been head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales since 2009, and is just young enough to vote in this conclave because he does not turn 80 until November.

The Papal Conclave has chosen to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new head of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church. White smoke was released from the Sistine Chapel confirming a new ...

Pope Francis, head of Catholic church, has died on Easter Monday at 88. Bradley Warren NonStop Local Anchor. ... With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, ...

As he became the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church, Leo said that his priority was for the church to hold to its mission of evangelization, another echo of Francis, and chart a path that ...

Meanwhile, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales published figures in January showing Mass attendance in 2023 had grown from 503,000 in 2022 to 555,000 in 2023 — still well ...

As we contemplate on the future of the Catholic Church, it is also advisable that we familiarize ourselves with the history of this institution founded by Jesus Christ.