After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic Church.

In an autobiography published earlier this year, the pope made his distaste clear, writing that he deplored the “ostentation” of priests who celebrate the old Mass in fancy vestments and lace ...

COMMENTARY: April 19 marks the 20th anniversary of the election as pope of one of the most consequential ecclesial figures of ...

Pope Francis died on April 20 at 88, marking the end of an epoch for the Catholic Church and the beginning of its search for ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Pope Benedict XVI drew crowds wherever he went in his "Christ Our Hope" tour in April 2008. On his first day in New York, he addressed the U.N. General Assembly, urging it to avoid war by "giving ...

Gaudi designed the unfinished monumental Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, which was consecrated in 2010 by pope Benedict XVI, paving the way for its use as a place of worship. At the time ...

It was consecrated as a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. At the dedication, Pope Benedict praised Gaudí for uniting nature, Scripture, and liturgy in a way that “brilliantly helped ...