I hope the next Holy Father desires to be a faithful steward of the heritage and rich traditions of the Church. People crave ...

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

The sacrificial character of the Eucharist is manifested in the very words of institution: 'This is my body which is given for you' and 'This cup which is poured out for you is the New Covenant in ...

As Catholics in Rome await the election of their new bishop, the pope, some of them celebrated Sunday Mass at their parishes ...

While much of the world’s attention is on what will happen in the Sistine Chapel and the men who began choosing the Church’s next leader May 7, the enduring legacy of Pope Francis is seen in the women ...

It took nearly 440 years after the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines before the first Filipino, Rufino Jiao Santos, joined the College of Cardinals in 1960. Another 52 years passed before ...

A document released earlier this month showed that the commission in charge of the elaboration of the Amazonian Rite will ...

Find today’s readings here. We often connect the Eucharist with the death of Christ. Every eucharistic celebration brings us back to the final meal he shared with his disciples and to his ...

Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a ...

Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the ...

For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: ...