In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 again. Most Eastern Christians did not adopt the new calendar, leading to a situation ...

When a pope dies, or more rarely resigns (Francis's direct predecessor, Benedict XVI, was the first to step down since Gregory XII in 1415), the college of cardinals gathers in the Vatican to ...

Pope Francis elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 2020, at a time of widespread calls for racial justice across the country and within the church. Cardinal Gregory plans to retire ...

Pope Francis extended his condolences after an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport on ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 again. Most Eastern Christians did not adopt the new calendar, leading to a situation ...

Pope Francis has designated the St. Gregory the Great Parish Church in Majayjay, Laguna a minor basilica. It was the first under the Diocese of San Pablo to receive the honor, the Catholic Bishops’ ...

Pope Francis said Monday that he is more concerned about the development of human intelligence than artificial intelligence. Speaking to Church communications professionals in the Clementine Hall ...

Pope Francis on Monday formalized the retirement of Cardinal Wilton Gregory by announcing his successor as archbishop of Washington, D.C. Gregory previously served as the seventh bishop of the ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert ... McElroy, 70, replaces the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who steps down after having navigated the archdiocese through the fallout ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy will succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory as the archbishop of Washington, Pope Francis announced Monday after Gregory notified church leadership of his resignation and ...

Pope Francis on Monday tapped Cardinal Robert ... McElroy, 70, replaces Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who at 77 is two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops. Francis has long had his ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Monday appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to head the Vatican office that oversees religious orders for both men and women — including ...