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

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 ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops ...

The papal conclave in the Vatican has chosen the new Pope as white smoke has been seen billowing out from the Sistine Chapel. A bell has also rung out to mark the election of Robert Francis Prevost as ...

Cardinal electors have withdrawn to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret elections. The proceedingss are set to continue Thursday.

The Cardinals are attending the last mass before electing the new pope - but who is in contention for the role?

Announcement of the election of Pope Pius X from the balcony of St. Peter's ... Giacomo della Chiesa, who would take the name Benedict XV, represented a more liberal shift and something of a ...

and held it until his death, aged 88. Benedict before him was 78, and was pope for only eight years before his surprise retirement aged 85. The pope’s funeral took place on Saturday, 26 April ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.