He is one of the most controversial popes in papal history. A pontiff who was corrupt to the core, Benedict IX was barely out ...

Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops from the United States, like ...

As Pope Francis, the oldest pope in over a century, continues to decline in health, speculation is percolating as to who will ...

COMMENTARY: ‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how ...

A hospitalized Pope Francis is receiving prayers for a quick recovery from some Long Island Catholics even as they ...

Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth ...

Pope Francis appointed Wednesday morning a new leader of the Catholic Church in metro Detroit, naming Bishop Edward J.

Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...

The appointment brings a new faith leader for the largest religious ... In 2009, he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to Pope Benedict, given the title reverend monsignor. He also served as the ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

Who could be the next pope? After Pope Francis, what pontiff is next in line for head of the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Here's what we know.

The Vatican indicated that the pope was fighting a multiple-pronged infection requiring “adequate hospitalization.” ...