Even though only cardinals have been elected for the last 600-plus years to be pope, but according to the Canon law any unmarried, baptized male Catholic, clergy or not, is eligible to be pope.

“Despite his advancing years and the frailties of age, Pope Francis travelled widely, meeting world leaders, lay people, religious, and members of clergy living in countries ... particularly in the ...

The Catholic Religion preserves a tradition of Priesthood, Monks, and Nuns that date back to the early middle ages and before ... and had formed a close bond with certain members of the clergy in the ...

Going back to the Middle Ages, European art and literature have depicted the Jews ... Time and again, the courts heaped abuse on Jewish men, who ‘in typical Jewish fashion’ tried to exploit Aryan ...

In 2018, Pennsylvania became the epicenter of the Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis with the release of a statewide grand jury report detailing decades-old concealment of the systemic abuse of ...

Fashion may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about papal legacies, but Pope Francis’ understated style ...

But for Russell, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse between the ages of 4 and 15 when she lived in Albany, it was hard to hear Pope Francis talking about “world peace” while knowing the inner lives of ...

Churches enjoyed bumper attendances over Easter, members of the clergy have said ... 41 to 34 per cent among regular churchgoers of all ages during this period while the Catholic share rose ...

The 266th pope was praised for his groundbreaking steps to honor the poor and the vulnerable; seek to end conflicts like those in the Middle East, Ukraine and Africa; protect the environment ...

Cardinals of all ages are invited to the congregations, although only those under the age of 80 are eligible to vote for a new pope in the conclave. The conclave should begin no less than 15 and ...

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Reverend Father Kelvin Ugwu who is on a mission to the Gambia has explained the different ...

The real-life dean is not a middle-aged man with sad eyes and a British accent, but a 91-year-old Italian who has spent most of his career serving in the Roman curia. The dean, Cardinal Giovanni ...