Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

To the north of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican stands a tall structure called the Tower of the Winds, also referred to as ...

This Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on the same day.The rare alignment of the churches, which have been divided ...

Benedict IX, a pope in the 11th century, holds the rare distinction of becoming a pope three times, selling the papacy, being ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Easter marked a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate of ...

Francis still had a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII ... consider resigning if his health made him unable ...