Pope Francis has died after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade. His last public appearance was on the ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

Pope Francis with Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI (left ... on 13 March 2013 Eric Vandeville/ Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Images By taking the name Francis, the new pope aligned himself with a saint ...

The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

Pope Francis is dead, soon it will be time to choose his successor (Buda Mendes/Getty Images) According to ... pope number 111 on the list was Benedict XVI, the immediate predecessor to Pope ...

Yesterday's naming of Chicago native Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American-born leader of the Catholic church—has ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first pope in 600 years to ... (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Benedict ran the church through the fallout of the clerical sex abuse scandal and then ...

Pope Benedict XVI's historic resignation in 2013, which led to Pope Francis's election, sparked significant comparisons between their distinct papacies. X / Catholic Quotes @CatholicQuote12 Pope ...

Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger by birth, is not just famous as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, but also as a prolific writer whose books have majorly impacted theological ...