One of Germany's most senior clerics, part of the conclave gathering to elect a new pope, must pay 26,000 euros ($29,500) to a charity to settle an ...

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki will not face perjury charges in connection with allegations of abuse by Catholic priests ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many ...

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Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Sistine Chapel.

The Cologne Cathedral stood defiant amid devastation, much like the German Panther tank waiting to strike. This powerful WWII ...

ROME, Italy — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in ...

The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and ... Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. (AP ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The body of Pope Francis will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff ...

(Vatican Media via AP, HO) Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky ...

was a major Roman military hub in southwest Germany. The cavalry unit ("Ala") stationed at Hallschlag, comprising about 500 riders, would have required a large herd of over 700 horses to support ...