The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...
Pope Emeritus Benedict stepped down from the papacy, making him the first one to take such a step in six centuries. This ...
After a pope dies or, in rare cases, resigns as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal conclave, where the ...
Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body ...
The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...
When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE-- A mosaic icon of Pope Francis is lifted to be placed next to the icon of Benedict XVI inside St. Peter and Paul ... and pilgrims crowd St. Peter’s Square at the ...
Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...
When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign ... the speculation in the Vatican is whether his successor Pope Francis might do the same. “I think the only circumstances under which he ...