For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described as a "complex clinical picture." The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to ...

Two U.S. archbishops are considered papabile, or frontrunners for pope. One of them is Boston's former archbishop Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley.

With Rome expecting 35 million visitors this year, it might be challenging to find a tranquil space that isn’t overrun with ...

With a passion for arguing and a sharp tongue to match his extraordinary genius, Michelangelo was both the enfant prodige and ...

Meghann - who met Leo while filming the series The White Lotus ... is about a secretive and high-stakes election of a new Pope, where power, ambition, and personal secrets collide among the ...

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been accused by Opposition parties of “plámásing” the US president while also drawing ...

Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic ... Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@ ...

Mother Teresa 2. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” — ...

Vatican says a chest X-ray confirms improvements in the pope’s condition The funeral procession for ... Hebrew: “Tsachi Idan – red in the soul.” (AP Photo/Leo Correa) “Tsachi was forsaken twice. The ...

Leonardo da Vinci, the Tuscan Renaissance artist and engineer, left an indelible mark on Italy and France. By visiting the ...