MANILA, Philippines—For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power. From its humble beginnings with St. Peter to its ...

Now, the attention in the Vatican is on how the 88-year-old pontiff will lead the Catholic Church following what has been the worst health crisis of his papacy. The early signs point to the pope ...

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Since the 1800s, there have been 16 popes. Of those popes, Francis has the ninth-longest papacy so far.Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy reign was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over ...

Then-Fr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio used his solitary time in a Jesuit residence to pray, write and read — including a five-volume series on the history of the papacy. Francis later would describe ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

at least in modern history, to spend the anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital. Francis this week has been following a Lenten spiritual retreat that has been a mainstay of his papacy ...

ROME — Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The pope spent another ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The pope spent ...