citing “a lack of strength of mind and body” — an unusual step in the history of the papacy, which had not seen a resignation for centuries. He died in 2022. Since becoming pope Francis has ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

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Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of ...

The pope is dead.  This incident begins “Conclave,” the latest film from Edward Berger that carries a strong presence at this year’s Academy Awards with ...

and much of his papacy and personal backstory are already well known. But “Hope” does provide personal insights into how history’s first Latin American pope interprets his childhood in ...