critically examines Pope Pius XII. According to his research, the Catholic Church under Pius XII was instrumental in saving 860,000 Jews from Nazi death camps (p. 214). Could Pius have saved more ...

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of ...

Pope Pius XII had stated that upon his death, he wanted to be preserved in a different manner than what was standard in the century prior. A typical embalming process at that time would involve ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff ...

Pius XII was the World War II-era pope criticized for not speaking out sufficiently about the Holocaust. "It is now a name that is hostage to some Catholic groups that can be considered ...

Cardinals are set to begin the conclave to choose the next Pope, but there's several facts about the secret vote that may not be known.

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process will be more complicated ...

and Pope Pius XII, elected in 1939 won on the third ballot. A pope is decided after a man receives a two-thirds majority by the voting body, which comprises eligible voters in the College of ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

Before 1274, there were times when a pope was elected the same day as the death of his predecessor ... Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939. The first ...