At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the progressive Archbishop of Newark, is one of the ten cardinals from the United States that will have a vote at the conclave to elect a new pope — and ...

Church leaders, including those in the United States, uncomfortable with Pope Francis' emphasis on mercy and an attentiveness to the voices of those on the peripheries should reexamine their ...

The head of New Jersey’s largest Catholic diocese was recently impersonated on social media by someone who opened an account in his name, Archdiocese of Newark officials said. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, ...

Since the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978, his successors have made history. John Paul II is the first Pope from Poland. Benedict XVI is the first German pope in 1,000 years. And Pope Francis, ...

He speaks five languages. He can bench press 255 pounds. And he cooks a mean spaghetti al pesto. And now, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of New Jersey is cropping up on media shortlists for candidates to be ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark this week announced an independent review to reexamine previous reports related to the actions of Monsignor Joseph Reilly, who was recently appointed president of Seton ...

On March 4, Pope Francis named Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, as a member of the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops, making him the second American now serving on the group tasked with ...

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 10, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Finding better ...

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed the archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, a member of the Congregation for Bishops. Pope Francis also named Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, archbishop of São ...

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., during a meeting with U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. (CNS ...