New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan turns 75 Thursday, and is required to submit his resignation to the Vatican. The formality ...

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the eighth Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, on Monday, according to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office for Communications.

As of writing, it has 42,735 views, 499 likes, and 104 comments. The video’s title reads: “JUST NOW Pope Francis Resigns, Cardinal Luis Tagle Appointed as New Pope.” It begins with a ...

All Catholic bishops are required to submit a letter of resignation when they reach 75 years of age, but recently Francis has ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right ... Francis has said that he has no plans to resign anytime soon, even if Benedict “opened the door” to the possibility.

Popes don’t do that. Only one other pope in history, of the all 260+ who have sat on St Peter’s throne, had retired. If Francis had also, in view of his evident infirmity, decided to go ...

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

India’s most prominent cardinal is standing down as Archbishop of Bombay, have reached the ago of 80 right before last ...

ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

The pope, who now often uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain, says: “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs.” Francis, originally from Argentina and the first ...

Houston. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and appointed his successor. Reverend Joe S. Vásquez, Bishop of Austin, was tapped to be the ninth person to hold that ...