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

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...

On March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church whose ...

In 1920, Benedict XV prayerfully offered St. Joseph ... can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation.” Pope Leo XIII also asked that the following prayer to St. Joseph be said ...

Chilaquiles are a beloved Mexican dish, and their name has an interesting origin that's steeped in the ancient cultures and historical cuisine of Mexico.

Pope Benedict XV had the picture of Our Lady of ... and it was eventually raised to the honor of a “Papal Basilica” by Pope Pius XII. Symbolism of the icon of Perpetual Help The influence ...

In a 2007 general audience, Pope Benedict XVI praised the saint for providing ... 387 and was named a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1883. This story was first published in March 2011 ...

Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam ...