In 2007, when Pope Benedict XVI traveled to the Basilica of St. Pietro ... This is a 17th-century painting of St. Augustine by artist Philippe de Champaigne. The saint lived in the years 354-430 ...

With folded hands, Pope Benedict XVI stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica April 19, 2005, before a crowd of nearly 100,000 people. (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Alessia Giuliani ...

While many popes are buried under St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue ... of the people of Rome), a Byzantine-style painting that features an image of Mary, draped ...

The most common papal name is John, followed by Gregory and Benedict. Although there has been a Pope John XXIII, there have only been 21 legitimate popes named John. That's because John XVI was an ...

The changes became necessary after Francis expressed his own wishes, and after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31 ... pray before the Byzantine-style painting that features an image ...

The changes became necessary after Francis expressed his own wishes, and after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31 ... pray before the Byzantine-style painting that features an image ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...

The footage in fact shows the former pope Benedict XVI lying in state in January 2023. "The ceremony to honour Pope Francis," reads the Indonesian-language caption of a TikTok video shared on ...

Popes from Pius V to Benedict XVI are referenced in ways that only a Catholic historian might recognize, but which are nonetheless instructive about the nature of the satire. Jude Law’s Pope ...