Before concluding, Benedict XVI announced that, just as at the beginning of his pontificate John Paul II had continued the reflections on Christian virtues begun by Pope John Paul I, in coming ...

The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, ...

But as Cardinals arrive in Rome in preparation of Francis' funeral, questions are being raised on his controversial predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned in 2013, with Francis voted as his ...

Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, ...

and when the College of Cardinals chose Argentina’s Jorge Maria Bergoglio as successor to the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, they made a guess about where the world was going. They proved to be wrong.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis became pope in March 2013 after his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, resigned ... Here are seven notable Christian leaders' reactions ...