Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Though he held the most powerful position in the Catholic Church for 12 ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic Church.

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take ...

Pope Benedict XVI was installed as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on April 24, 2005, becoming the first German ...

Defining images of the first Latin American to lead ... humility and outreach to the poor. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001. He refused many of the trappings of his office - often ...

A no-frills Pope who was determined to make the Church more inclusive - here are some of the most striking images from the ... outreach to the poor. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

The Vatican has announced that the Pope is dead. A series of arcane rites now occur and then the complex process of naming a ...

Only cardinals who did not turn 80 before the death of Francis on April 21, 2025 are eligible to vote, making the current ...