Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on July 15 in the chapel at the Carabinieri (a form of military police) station in Castel ...

Riding in a gray Volkswagen sedan, the pope first went to the local headquarters of the Carabinieri, a branch of the Italian ...

Remembering the anniversary of the proclamation of the Virgo Fidelis – Faithful Virgin – as the patroness of the Italian ...

The Vatican was forced to adapt its embalming procedures for popes after the chaotic failure that occurred during Pope Pius ...

VATICAN CITY — The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out about the Holocaust.But they’re also providing details ...

POPE Leo XIV on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, renewed his call for global peace, voicing anguish over the ongoing violence in war-torn regions and urging world lead ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

Progressives may embrace Pope Francis for his virtue signaling, but if historians focus on actions rather than words, then Francis’ legacy will be more Pius XII than John Paul II.

In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot, Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.