Questions and answers about the Pope’s situation remain one month into his hospital stay and given the precedent of Benedict ...

Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator ...

The first bishop from El Salvador in the Archdiocese of Washington discusses the Pope’s recent letter on immigration and ...

The pontiff looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

Or that at 88, he is one of the oldest popes. Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps ...

At 88, Francis is the second-oldest Pope in history to have held office. Leo XIII holds the record as the oldest reigning Pope, reaching the age of 93.

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for humanity, peace and respect for the dignity of all people.

Pope Leo XIII (1878–1903): 25 years — Succeeding Pius IX, Pope Leo XIII is best remembered for bringing the Church into the modern age, particularly by addressing the growing divide between ...

(Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press) Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best ...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.              — Plutarch ...

Or that at 88, he is one of the oldest popes ever. Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII ...