When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing to ...

ROME -- Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

The Pope expressed in a letter Saturday a desire that each of the 21 new cardinals to be added in December will be more of a ...

When inaugurated, Ukraine-born Bishop Mykola Bychok will be one of the youngest members of the College and the only cardinal ...

The Vatican on Saturday published the schedule for Pope Francis’ consistory to create new cardinals, stating that the liturgy ...

Pope Francis called on the newly-appointed Cardinals-elect of the Roman Catholic Church to embody humility, prayer and ...

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The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world.

ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

Pope Francis will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday morning, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

Pope Francis announced 21 new cardinals including five Asians, which observers say once again shows his thrust for going to ...