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

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

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

It is often said that the Catholic Church ... invoked — the last to do so was Pope Pius XII in 1950, when he made the Assumption of Mary a dogma of the church. In all other moments, the ...

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

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

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.