Ever wonder how many popes there have been in the Catholic Church? With news of Pope Francis' health on the minds of many around the world, the line of papal succession has become a topic of ...

The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

The world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis. But within the walls of the Vatican, an ancient and elaborate process is gearing up to find the next leader of the Catholic Church. With the ...

A Roman basilica long submerged in Lake Iznik has reappeared as waters recede, revealing a key site of early Christian ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. As the College of Cardinals gathers for the conclave, attention turns to the role of the pope, a position ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Jacob Derry, a Pontifical North American College student and seminarian for the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, helped organize the almost 10-hour-long pilgrimage for more than 40 people on Monday.

Just 2 miles from the Vatican, in an ancient Roman monastery, lay leaders from Catholic associations and organizations around the world met during the second week of the synod on synodality. They ...

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s ...

On a special episode (first released on June 12, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: The Roman Catholic Church hasn’t been known for its inclusive stance with the LGBTQ+ community historically. But over the ...