LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - In an emotional ceremony filled with tears and applause, a 70-year-old Kentucky woman was ordained a priest on Saturday as part of a dissident group operating outside of official Roman Catholic Church authority.Full story
PARIS (Reuters) - A rebel Catholic group at the heart of major controversies that plagued former Pope Benedict has begun criticizing his successor Pope Francis for the popular approach he has taken since his election last month. Full story
Though Catholic women and nuns have long run the Roman Catholic Church’s hospitals, schools, and parishes, women cannot be ordained, say Mass, or vote for the pope. As Pope Francis is officially installed, many women think it’s time they be allowed deeper involvement. Maria Shriver reports.
Hailing from Argentina, Cardinal Bergoglio – now Pope Francis, is known as a humble man who forgoes a chauffeur to take the bus to work. As the first Jesuit pope, it’s expected Francis will encourage priests to evangelize, educating others in the Catholic faith. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports
The Archbishop in temporary charge of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has spoken about accusations of hypocrisy after the revelations about Cardinal Keith O'Brien. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia said the credibility and moral authority of the church had been undermined. ITV’s Debi Edward reports.
Will the next Pope be from Italy? Argentina? Ghana? NBC News Vatican Analyst George Weigel tells MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about the names being floated for Pope Benedict XVI’s successor.
In her “Open Letter” segment, Melissa Harris-Perry asks cardinals at the Vatican to choose a new Pope that acknowledges the diverse and complicated lives of Catholics across the world.
Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign Feb. 28,2013, becoming the first pontiff to step down in 700 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church amid deep turmoil. ITV’s Paul
A man walks past a newspaper kiosk displaying banners that read "Francis I is the new Pope", in downtown Milan March 14, 2013. Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, taking the name Francis
Don Antonio Mario Grande, the rector at the Argentine church Santa Maria Addolorata, speaks to a reporter in Rome March 14, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, taking the name Fran
In this undated picture released by journalist Sergio Rubin, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, second from left in back row, poses for a picture with his family in an unknown location. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, t
Reuters photographers Dylan Martinez and Tony Gentile test a 1200-1700mm super-telephoto zoom lens, trained on the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica where a new pope will appear after his election, a day before the beginning of the conclave at the Vatican March 11, 2013. Cardinals held final discus
