As the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Odilo Pedro Scherer bears the tremendous responsibility of being the face of the Church in the world's most populous Catholic nation. Born to German immigrant ...

Brazilians are a multi-hued mash of many worlds. Their European, African, and Indian heritages have been filtered through six centuries of Catholic rule. Many possess strong conservative social values ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Cardinal Odilo Scherer is known for prolific tweeting, appearances on Brazil’s most popular late-night talk show and squeezing into the subway for morning commutes — just like most of ...

SAO PAULO – Cardinal Odilo Scherer is known for prolific tweeting, appearances on Brazil's most popular late-night talk show and squeezing into the subway for morning commutes — just like most of the ...

VATICAN CITY — If the cardinal electors were to choose a pope from the developing world, one of the strongest candidates is Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer. As archbishop of São Paolo, one of the ...

As a conclave gathers to elect a new pope, many in the Catholic world and well beyond speculate about who will replace the now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who abdicated the throne of St. Peter on ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo, has described the statement on abortion made by Brazilian presidential candidate and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da ...

In all the Third World pope buzz that has swirled since Pope Benedict announced his resignation a month ago, most has focussed on African or Asian papabili. Strangely little, given how South America ...

Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer of Sao Paulo is pictured celebrating Mass at the Sao Paulo Cathedral in 2013. The archbishop announced March 5, 2020, the creation of a commission to investigate ...

SAO PAULOSAO PAULO — Cardinal Odilo Scherer is known for prolific tweeting, appearances on Brazil’s most popular late-night talk show and squeezing into the subway for morning commutes – just like ...