Discover the longest serving popes in history, whose enduring legacy continues to shape the Church long after their tenure ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

It is often said that the Catholic Church ... invoked — the last to do so was Pope Pius XII in 1950, when he made the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the church. In all other moments, the ...

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

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

In light of his current health struggles, it may be an opportune time for Pope Francis to clarify his position on Israel, ...

For approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Rome is the axis around which the entire cosmos turns. It is often said ...