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

On an October day in 1979, Pope John Paul II visited a small rural Catholic Church.It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ...

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in 2015 spurred another Iowan to dust off the old papers and reflect on a previous papal visit.

Pullella noted that the age of the next pope will be very important. "The Vatican is a very strange place because someone who is 65 or 70 is considered too young," Pullella said on TODAY.

He became the first pope to address a joint session of Congress, celebrated mass at a packed Madison Square Garden and ...

A key adviser to Pope Francis on issues such as climate change and social justice, Cardinal Peter Turkson would be the first black pope. Born in Ghana, Pope John Paul II appointed him archbishop ...