The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

This feast celebrates Peter’s leadership and the unity of the Church under the Pope. The “chair” in this feast is not just a ...

The pope could wake up tomorrow and allow priests ... great reforming popes like Leo IX and Gregory VII insisted that henceforth the priesthood would be celibate. This decision greatly ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

As Pope Francis remains in hospital, fighting pneumonia in both lungs, many have cast an uncertain eye towards the future of ...

But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013. Gregory was 88 when he stepped down ...