For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

Pope John XXIII - who was canonized a saint in 2014 - created Giovanni Battista Montini a cardinal in December and announced in January 1959 his intention to convene a council. Cardinal Montini ...

While the pope's health struggles have left Carla Rabezzana uneasy, the lack of direct contact has also heightened her anxiety for her beloved cousin, who can "cheer you up with just a few words." ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...