Discover the longest serving popes in history, whose enduring legacy continues to shape the Church long after their tenure ...

The full title of the document — Exsul Familia Nazarethana, or “The Exiled Nazarene Family” — refers to Jesus, Mary and ...

A little-remembered gathering in the 1960s could have stopped the problems which now batter the Church’s reputation, a new ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.