UPI File Photo In 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized Sir Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher as saints of the Catholic Church. English King Henry VIII ordered the two men executed in 1535 for refusing ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, whose papal name will be Pope Leo XIV, will make history as the first American pope Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

And like others watching the papal election process unfold, advocates for women's ordination expressed hopes ... against papal contenders, such as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.

Kenyan Cardinal John Njue, 79, will not take part in the election of the 267th pope, despite technically being eligible to vote. The reason? That depends on whom you ask. In an interview published May ...

They are due to begin meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday, but Kenyan Cardinal John Njue, 79, was quoted in a Kenyan newspaper saying that he had not been invited and he did not know why.

Archbishop Philip Anyolo has explained why Cardinal John Njue will not take part in the election of a new Pope at the Vatican. In a statement clarifying reports around his participation ...

Cardinal John Njue has withdrawn from the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’s successor following the pontiff’s death on April 21. In a statement, Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi ...

Over the years when people have asked me for my definition of prayer, I also use words from John’s Gospel, the simple words spoken, I believe, as an invitation: “Remain in my love” (Jn 15:9).

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.” By Motoko Rich ...

Cardinal Newman and St. John Paul II Academy went head-to-head in game 3 to see who will reach the regional finals. It was an entertaining series that would leave two great teams battling for only ...

A Nigerian Catholic priest was one of those who attended the funeral of Pope Francis, which was held on Saturday, April 26 The priest shared photos of himself and other brother priests from ...