St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

Regina Coeli address during Easter, Pope Leo XIV gave pilgrims a surprise and sang the traditional Marian prayer, and prayed ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

Concluding a series of special reports for The Irish News from the Vatican, Martin O’Brien heard from the new pontiff at an ...

As much as Leo has echoed Francis, the first American pope has staked out differences, too. VATICAN CITY — As he has done in ...

Of the 266 popes elected throughout the history of the Catholic Church, 11 popes are known for their very brief papal terms.

Black smoke has appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for a second day, signalling that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he first appeared in ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...