Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

(RNS) — Last week’s pre-conclave meetings in the Vatican audience hall did not lack for criticism of Pope Francis by cardinals preparing to elect his successor. As reported by America magazine ...

The oldest popes were Pope Celestine III (elected in 1191) and Celestine V (elected in 1294 ... a pope was elected who wasn’t a cardinal was Urban VI in 1378. He was a monk and archbishop ...

ROME — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope ...