Pope Francis, with bruises visible on his neck and chin, led a Dec. 7 consistory elevating 21 new prelates. He has now named ...

Instead, they may assist their church with counsel, financial support, or some other form of patronage. Cardinals take formal ...

Francis’ 10th consistory to create new princes of the church is also the biggest infusion of voting-age cardinals in his 11-year pontificate.

Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one's life, to love the poor as he did and to ...

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, center, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain, follows with other cardinals Pope Francis presiding over a Mass ...

Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father for Francis' recent gathering of ...

Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: a Dominican preacher ...

A visibly bruised Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from five continents on Saturday, including bishops from Algiers, Tehran, Tokyo and Abidjan -- many of whom may one day help choose his ...

is greeted by fellow cardinals after being elevated by Pope Francis during a solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME ...

A Vatican spokesman said that the bruise was caused by a contusion on Friday morning, when Francis hit a night stand with his ...