On March 25, 2025, Wesleyan University Press (WesPress) published Rachel Trousdale’s “Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem,” the inaugural winner of its Cardinal Poetry Prize. The collection ...

Helicopters are being used to tackle Scotland's fourth wildfire this week after others broke out in England amid warmer-than-usual temperatures. The latest blaze was reported in Galloway at 11 ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber or the caretaker of the Papal household, will preside over Pope Francis’ rite of the certification of death and the laying of the body in ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, is now the acting head of the Vatican until a new pope is elected. There's a name for the person with that job: the ...

New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan marveled at how Pope Francis’ death came just a day after Easter Sunday. “We can never choreograph our own birth or death, that’s always in God’s ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, is now the acting head of the Vatican until a new pope is elected. There's a name for the person with that job: the ...

Rome (CNN) — Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected. He is Cardinal Kevin Farrell ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who was born in Dublin, is camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (Niall Carson/PA) An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died.

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell assumed the role of acting head of the Catholic Church on April 21 following the announcement of the death of Pope Francis. The former bishop of Dallas announced the ...

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, is one of several U.S. cardinals eligible to vote in the 2025 papal conclave following the death of Pope Francis. Known for his charisma, media savvy ...