Preaching a "more tolerant" church, Pope appoints 21 new cardinals
The 86-year-old pope welcomed the new "Princes of the Church" -- one of whom could one day become the successor to the current pontiff.
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The 86-year-old pope welcomed the new "Princes of the Church" -- one of whom could one day become the successor to the current pontiff.
This is the pope's second abdominal surgery in two years.
McCarrick, who became the face of the church's sex abuse crisis, was ordained in 1958 and became archbishop in Newark in 1986.
On this Good Friday, marches called "The Way of the Cross," are being held by Christians around the world, including several in Manhattan who said they're walking for peace. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge has the story.
Catholics are observing Good Friday ahead of Easter this Sunday.
Churches across the region are holding special holiday services, along with Stations of the Cross processions.
Pope Francis led Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Holy Thursday just days after getting treated for bronchitis. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett to discuss.
Catholic religious leaders gathered in Harlem to distribute free meals to families. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The Vatican says the pontiff, 86, "rested well" and even "resumed work," as the faithful held a vigil for him outside a Rome hospital for the second time since 2021.
Authorities have not said whether the bishop was targeted or if his religion was a factor in the killing.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
Pontiff tells The Associated Press, "Being homosexual is not a crime. It's a human condition."
Surveillance video shows vandals on a scooter pull up to the church at two separate times on Thursday.
It was the first time in hundreds of years a sitting pope presided over his predecessor's funeral.
Never in the history of the Catholic Church had a pope conducted a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, until now.
It's the first time in hundreds of years that a sitting pope has led the services for his predecessor. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The Archbishop of New York says Pope Benedict was an influential voice at the Vatican long before his papacy began.
The historic service will be the first time in modern church history that a sitting Pope will celebrate the funeral mass of his predecessor.
Pope Benedict XVI will be laid to rest with a funeral mass Thursday in Vatican City.
The former pope will be remembered with a funeral mass Thursday.
The Vatican says the former pontiff is "absolutely lucid and conscious" but his condition remains serious.
The retired pope, who stepped down in 2013, is said to be in very poor health.
Thousands of Catholic students across the five boroughs returned to class Wednesday, with no COVID restrictions for the first time since the pandemic. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge visited a school in Hell's Kitchen, where there was so much energy and enthusiasm, students were literately blown away.
The cardinal met with Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war.
If approved, the settlement would exceed the nearly $85 million settlement in 2003 in the clergy abuse scandal in Boston, although it's less than other settlements in California and Oregon.
