King Charles and Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to Italy and the Holy See in early April and will meet Pope Francis to ...

After a coronation ceremony two years ago hailed as an interreligious novelty and progressively open-minded, King Charles III ...

By the time Betgoglio was planning to retire, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world in 2013 ... to secure election to what Catholics call the Throne of St Peter. We read, in the Pope’s own words ...

His predecessor Benedict XVI stunned the world ... Only one other pope in history, of the all 260+ who have sat on St Peter’s throne, had retired. If Francis had also, in view of his evident ...

Francis came second in the 2005 conclave in which Benedict XVI succeeded ... Francis was elected Pope in 2013 and brought a new approach to the throne. His less formal manner has lent his papacy ...

Pope Francis has made history by becoming the first pontiff to publish his life story while his office. Francis wrote "Hope" over a six-year period and originally intended for it to be published after ...

An advertisement in the late 19th century showed Pope Leo XIII on his throne ... were the preferences of his revered predecessor Benedict XVI. To make things odder, they shared an admiration ...

perhaps a pope more in the mould of John Paul II or Benedict XVI. It was therefore not a complete surprise – even if the robust language left many speechless – that the day after Pell’s ...

The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing ...

Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola ... People around the world invite me to come and give talks. Pope Benedict XVI invited me three times.