Sexual predators, crooked financiers, spies and a spattering of murderers: while the Vatican may appear an earthly garden watched over by its beloved saints, it also has its demons. "The Church is ...

But Europe still has the largest voting bloc, with 53 cardinals, compared to 27 cardinal-electors from Asia and Oceania, 21 from South and Central America, 16 from North America and 18 from Africa, ...

Resurrecta Maria Agu, a mother superior of the sisters of Jesus the Saviour, from Port Arcourt in Nigeria, took a 15-hour flight to come to the funeral. Sporting sunglasses and a blue wimple, she said ...

Anna and Dylan Pooler receive the sacraments of initiation.(Photo: Anna and Dylan Pooler ) Confirmation at Holy Family Catholic Church in Port St. Lucie, Florida, completed 27-year-old Will Bagley ...

Over several months, participants engage in prayer, study and liturgical formation, culminating in the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism ... began — and now it’s where this next ...

In perfect harmony with this season of new life, Vindel took the next step and received the Sacraments of Initiation during the Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on April 19 ...

Pope Leo tells diplomats Church will always speak truth, work for justice ...