Princess Charlene has the "privilege to wear white" when meeting Pope Francis, unlike Queen Camilla. The Queen, 77, met His ...

Bonnie Prince Charlie” — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 with bilateral pneumonia, and it's making some question whether he'll step down from his duties. Pope Francis has been hospitalized at Rome's ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

VATICAN CITY — Candidates include cardinals from Asia and Africa, though whispers in the hallways of the Holy See also speak of a return to the well of Europe. In a church where hard-line ...

As a simple baptized person, I thank you for your contribution to the proclamation of the faith, the Word, the Catechism of ...

Today, March 13, marks the 12th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the 265th successor of St. Peter. As he enters the 13th year of his ministry as bishop of Rome, Francis is not in the ...

It's tradition for the Pope to remain in office until his death, and Benedict XVI, who passed away in 2022, was the first to step down before he passed since Gregory XII in 1415 So, is Pope Francis ...

An array of policymakers, theologians, and representatives for Catholic aid organizations have shared their takes on ...

IT WAS unprecedented when it was painted in 1342, and it is still profoundly unsettling. Nobody has ever been quite sure what to call it: The Holy Family? Christ Discovered in the Temple? It doesn’t ...