For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

With folded hands, Pope Benedict XVI stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica April 19, 2005, before a crowd of nearly 100,000 people. (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Alessia Giuliani ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.

The palace has not been lived in since February 2013, when Pope Benedict XVI moved out following his resignation as pontiff. Renovation works are expected to include modernization of the bathrooms ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI warned scientists that placing too much trust in artificial intelligence and technology could lead them to the fate of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun. In 2020 ...

in keeping with reforms introduced under Pope Benedict XVI in 2013. This structure allows the distinctive symbols of the papal office to be celebrated in a dedicated moment, without interrupting ...

The handle was first launched in 2012 during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. “Peace be with you all!” he wrote, echoing the first words he said as pope. “This is the first greeting ...

In a statement May 13, the Dicastery for Communication said “Leo XIV inherits the X @Pontifex accounts used by Pope Francis and previously by Benedict XVI,” and a new account has also been ...

“And I go, yeah. He goes, ‘A selfie, right?’” Cathleen Falsani wrote about the installation of Pope Benedict XVI as the Sun-Times religion reporter and columnist from 2000- to 01 ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first social media post on Tuesday in which he sent a message of peace, as he seeks to maintain an active social media presence through the official papal accounts. The ...

The Vatican launched the @Pontifex handle in 2012 during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. It now comes in nine languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Polish ...

In the hours after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, speculation swirled: Would the first American pontiff be a sequel to Francis — or more along the lines of St. John Paul II or Benedict XVI?