While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

The ordination service begins at 2 p.m., and KTIV will be airing it live from the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.

“Touching my heart and inspiring me to be the best possible priest I can be, came from Pope Francis," said Drennan. Father Drennan says he got to connect with Pope Francis last year. “It was a ...

He entered the Vatican's diplomatic service just three years after his priestly ordination in 1980 so his pastoral experience is limited. But a factor in his favor is that he speaks a number of ...

He entered the Vatican’s diplomatic service just three years after his priestly ordination in 1980 so his pastoral experience is limited. But a factor in his favour is that he speaks a number of ...

Pope Francis stirred a hornets' nest by rejecting the ordination of women as priests. Though he created the Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate in 2016, Pope Francis in interviews in 2023 and ...

Ouellet defended priestly celibacy for the Latin Rite church and upheld the ban on women’s ordination but called for women to have a greater role in church governance. He has good contacts with the ...

He entered the Vatican’s diplomatic service just three years after his priestly ordination in 1980 so his pastoral experience is limited. But a factor in his favour is that he speaks a number of ...