The three U.S. cardinals named by the pope signal Francis is interested in building bridges and making the church a more welcoming place.

Blase Cupich of Chicago, Kevin Farrell, formerly of Dallas, and Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis will receive a red hat.

Donald Trump is seeking to woo Catholics via a letter writing campaign.

Diehard traditionalists say the stakes are too high and they don’t feel they have a choice.

Hispanics made up 70 percent of the church’s growth in the last 50 years.

If the Christian intellectual is dead, has a Catholic cousin survived?