VATICAN CITY (EWTN NEWS/CNA)—Cardinal Edwin O’Brien says he will faithfully serve Pope Benedict XVI with his “whole heart.” The emeritus archbishop of Baltimore made his promise as he ...

Keith O’Brien, the first Roman Catholic cardinal in modern history to recuse himself from a papal election and who resigned in disgrace over charges of sexual misconduct, died March 19 in ...

Cardinal O’Brien believes that a return to the documents of the Second Vatican Council, which began 50 years ago, will play a key part in the New Evangelization. “A lot of people speak of the ...

LONDON-- Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the first cardinal in history to recuse himself from a papal election over a personal scandal, has died, his archdiocese in Scotland said Monday. He was 80 and had ...

The mere fact of Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s resignation was startling – he is reportedly the first cardinal to do so since the 1920s. The 77-year-old Scottish cleric had already stepped aside ...

archbishop and cardinal,” Cardinal Keith O’Brien said in a statement. Until days ago, O’Brien was the archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh. “In recent days certain allegations which ...

Keith Cardinal O’Brien’s resignation followed vague accusations — some stretching back 30 years — by three priests and a former priest who said the cardinal acted inappropriately towards them.

(RNS) Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who was accused of sexually harassing several men in a scandal that exploded on the eve of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, has renounced the ...

Archbishop Edwin O’Brien has been named to the College of Cardinals. The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced that the Cardinal-designate will serve as an advisor to the Pope and will be ...