The Vatican Bank was shrouded in mystery and controversy for decades - and problems remain, even after a decade of reforms under Pope Francis.

In the summer of 1980, the man now known as Pope Leo XIV saw the new movie “The Blues Brothers ... Before becoming Pope Pius XII, then-Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli briefly stopped in St. Paul ...

St. John Bosco offered Mass in the chapel, and Pope Pius XII also visited the image and granted the painting its Marian title, “Mater Admirabilis,” or “Mother Most Admirable.” The fresco ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday lamented that today ... 1725), and the 75th anniversary of Pius XII’s proclamation of St. John Baptist de La Salle as patron saint of educators (1950). “ ...

Mercedes-Benz has a long history of providing cars for the papacy, dating back to a Nürburg 460 Pullman Saloon for Pope Pius XI in 1930. Take a look at the most recent version of the popemobile.

Pope Pius XII and Pope Pius XI. Recent popes have made numerous missionary trips abroad after they became pope — including Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II. But what about ...

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?

It's traditional for the pope to live in the papal apartments. In 1903, Pope Pius X became the first pontiff to live in the apartments. Many were surprised by Francis' choice to live in Casa Santa ...

COMMENTARY: In his first days as Pope, Leo XIV has signaled continuity over rupture, rooted his vision in patristic tradition, and issued a bold call to young people: ‘Do not be afraid.

Scholars are still debating whether Pius XII, the pope during World War II, knew about the Holocaust and did not confront Hitler, or stayed publicly silent because he was secretly arranging for ...