ROME — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

The appointments cement Francis’ imprint on the group that will choose his successor, and reflect his vision of a more truly ...

When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing to ...

The pope named the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Mykola Bychok, in recognition of the ...

The Pope expressed in a letter Saturday a desire that each of the 21 new cardinals to be added in December will be more of a ...

The Vatican on Saturday published the schedule for Pope Francis’ consistory to create new cardinals, stating that the liturgy ...

Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals on December 8, 20 of whom can vote for a new pope. Among them are Frank Leo, ...

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Pope Francis announced 21 new cardinals including five Asians, which observers say once again shows his thrust for going to ...