COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Nicaraguans, Cubans and Venezuelans hope for a church that will denounce repression.

Francis doesn't seem to be skipping a beat, because he's been making some major moves in the Catholic Church as he slowly ... the first-ever female saint from Venezuela. On March 31, Francis ...

The 133 cardinal electors have just elected the Roman Catholic Church' 267th Pope, duly signaled by the white smoke seen ...

In the case of Venezuela, in his early years ... But the most difficult and dramatic case has been Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church continues to be openly persecuted by the regime of President ...