A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday ...

Pope Francis blessed all from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica — “Urbi et Orbi” (To the city [Rome] and to the world). “On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our ...

The cinematic world has long been captivated by stories of popes, both real and imagined, exploring their spiritual weight, ...

The hand-written letter from Napoleon rejecting his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 sold for €26,360 at an ...

The shortest conclave ever recorded lasted only a few hours (about 10) and took place on the night between October 31 and November 1, 1503. After the death of Pius III, the cardinals gathered and ...

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer ...

Pope Francis was buried in the side aisle of the Basilica of St Mary Major, between the Pauline Chapel, where his beloved ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Pope Francis, 88, was recently diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, and as concerned Catholics around the world pray for the ...

Following Pope Francis's death, interest surges in films and TV shows depicting the papacy. From political thrillers like ...

The papacy has a history of bizarre events — one Pope's corpse was dug up and put on trial, one Pope sold the papacy twice, ...