As Pope Francis remains under close watch in hospital, Townsville diocese Bishop Tim Harris said the parish was praying for ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Trump's second administration is 'unprecedented' to some, but historians find parallels in ancient Rome, Nazi Germany, and ...

The pope never travels alone. In addition to the flight crew, he is accompanied by his staff and typically 60-70 journalists selected to cover the trip. The pope and his entourage sit in the business ...

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of “The Cambridge History of the Papacy.” So it was more or less mandatory for me to see the new movie “Conclave,” ...

The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, a surprise twist that added one final ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and refined into a seamless procedure. In the case of the pope’s death ...

His age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the ... lost consciousness or otherwise the ability to perform human acts.” “The problem is, who ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

Customary for departments to work during papal hospital ... the United States after a spat between Kyiv and Washington and offered to visit foreign capitals to improve the country's standing.