As the health of Pope Francis deteriorates to critical condition and the Church prepares to brace for another interim sedevacante between pontiffs, all are now asking what the next conclave will be like, who among the cardinals are the most likely to be elected and, once elected, what dramatic changes the new pope will bring…

The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently announced that children there can now be confirmed at age nine. The change ostensibly is intended to deepen their faith and better engage their parents in their religious formation. Baltimore’s decision follows a growing trend among American dioceses to lower the average age of Confirmation, which in some places has…

The Diocese of Steubenville, under the apostolic administration of Bishop Lohse of Kalamazoo, has published a report detailing the state of the diocese. This report comes over two years after the initial news broke of a potential merger between the Dioceses of Columbus and Steubenville. Bishop Lohse succeeded Bishop Bradley as Steubenville’s Apostolic Administrator upon…