Peter lived at a very busy time in history. The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) was settled at the Council of Constance ...

Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death. And he has personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own ...

Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism. St Peter Chanel exemplifies a life of the Spirit ...

Here are highlights of the longest hospital stay of Pope Francis' 12-year papacy, based on details provided by the Vatican.