From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff ...

Initially, papal elections weren’t as secretive ... emphasizing the importance of secrecy. Pope John XII was just 18 when he was elected in 955. The oldest popes were Pope Celestine III ...

So it is no surprise that in his first public moment, as Pope Leo offered his Urbi et Orbi Blessing (to the city of Rome and ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

As the cardinals began meeting in Rome after Pope Francis’ funeral, papal watchers scrutinized ... for a return to the conservatism of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. He has spoken out ...

While the pope's health struggles have left Carla Rabezzana uneasy, the lack of direct contact has also heightened her anxiety for her beloved cousin, who can "cheer you up with just a few words." ...

The conclave—the process by which the cardinal electors choose a new pope—begins between 15 and ... three ballots to elect his successor, Pius XII, making the 1939 conclave the shortest ...