The coming papal conclave is just days away and, within days or weeks of the doors to the Sistine Chapel closing, the ...

A snapshot of the papacies of the 11 modern popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed Pope Pius IX.

“There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been ...

The last was Pope John Paul I, born Albino Luciani. Elected on August 26, 1978, he remained on the papal throne for only 33 ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

Pope Pius XII died in October 1958, after 19 years as Pontiff. Pope Pius XII had stated that upon his death, he wanted to be ...

VATICAN CITY — "Conclave" the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, ...

A conclave that is expected to be brief, as noted by the Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, and thus bets are being ...

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone knows that a papal conclave, the gathering of the College of Cardinals ...