From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

A Mass of mourning at the St. Pius church as congregation members gathered, reflecting and remembering the life and legacy of Pope Francis.Philip Sakimoto, a pr ...

Every Pope, Ever The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful ...

The Vatican Grottoes and St. Peter’s Basilica house the remains of 90 pontiffs. St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the pope of Rome. It is no surprise that many popes have wanted to be buried ...

The Young Pope effectively predicted the first American pope 9 years before it happened, and here's what else the show got right.

Following Monday’s mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church, the congregation paused outside for reflection as the church bells rang 88 times, each chime representing a year that Pope Francis has lived.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died. He was the Catholic church’s 266th pope, known for his compassion for the marginalized. The Vatican says Pope Francis died of a cerebral ...

ROME — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

What name the new pope chooses can signal what’s ahead In the mid-20th century, new popes began to choose names signaling the aim of their papacy.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, and three assistants will decide when the pope's body is taken to St. Peter's Basilica for the public to pay their respects.

Pope Francis ordered that upon his death he would be buried in the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of St. Mary Major). This basilica was very dear to him. Francis, however, will not be the ...