Cardinal Joseph Bernardin speaks with reporters on the steps of his Chicago residence just before his departure for Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II, Sept. 23, 1996. (AP Photo/Peter Barreras, File) ...

In a report on the recent naming of Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran to head the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Vatican Radio said the decision to appoint the cardinal shows the importance ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, walks through the ruins of buildings in Gaza City. He visited northern Gaza Strip May 16-19, 2024, during Pentecost. At a press ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivers his homily while celebrating Mass in Rome to formally take possession of his titular church, the Church of St. Onuphrius on the ...

MUMBAI, India – One of the youngest cardinals was appointed by Pope Francis to head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, 51, who has been the ...