The leader of the Catholic Church is appointing 21 cardinals this weekend. Pope Francis is further shaping the circle of senior Catholic clergy who will eventually elect his successor in the conclave.

MANILA, Philippines — Vatican journalists recently launched a new website profiling the cardinals of the Catholic Church ahead of a next papal conclave. Veteran Vatican journalists Vatican ...

The website of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia explains that the new cardinal belongs to an Eastern-rite church, so for the Dec. 7 occasion he wore “a purple robe according to the old ...