He was succeeded by Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) from Poland, who was followed by Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013 ... regarding the "indissolubility of marriage." The Catholic Herald pointed ...

The former pontiff had been elected in 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope ... Catholic church any sexual act outside of marriage is considered a sin.

His critics on the left question his past comments about same-sex marriage ... was close to both John Paul II and Benedict XVI, but analysts suggested that Pope Francis appeared not to favor ...

Francis kept Ouellet in the job until 2023, even though he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, and thus helped select ... the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries as “a defeat ...

A view of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican. (AP) The papal conclave is the secretive, centuries-old process by which the Roman Catholic Church elects ...

Pope Benedict XVI, who led the church prior to Francis, raised that threshold and enshrined the two-thirds requirement into church law two days before he stepped down. Each cardinal must swear an ...

Alessandra Tarantino/AP The 73-year-old Tobin was named by Francis to the College of Cardinals in 2016 to serve as the archbishop of Indianapolis, after Pope Benedict XVI appointed him in 2012 ...

Choosing Pope Francis' successor is a mix of tradition and necessity. There have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church's roughly 2,000-year history, which spans three millennia. With the death of ...

Morrill said. Such a swing occurred when Pope Francis was elected, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, Morrill noted. Cardinal Luis Tagle smiles as he listens reporters questions during a press ...

Francis kept Ouellet in the job until 2023, even though he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, and thus helped select the more doctrinaire bishops preferred by the German pontiff. Considered more ...