Pope Leo XIV has seen and experienced the Church in more contexts than perhaps any other person currently living...’ ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

EWTN officially launched the first authoritative biography of Pope Leo XIV during an event at the Vatican on May 22.

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

The oldest pope elected was Pope Leo XIII at 81 (1878), and the youngest was Pope Benedict IX, who was elected around age 18 (1032). Image credits: Giovanni Orsi In the modern world, every person ...

During the event known as the " Cadaver Synod ," Formosus was found guilty of being a bishop in two places at once and had ...

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Among the odd Benedict facts, Pope Benedict IX was the only person to serve as pope multiple times. He was the 145th, 147th and 150th pope ...