The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

The new Pope has yet to address the masses, but a massive crowd is forming at Saint Peter's Basilica in the ... years in the 13th century, when Pope Gregory X was elected. Conversely, the shortest ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of ...

Pope Leo XIV used the words in his first Regina Caeli address when discussing the need for prayer for more vocations among ...

All eyes will be on how the new pope manages the throngs of pilgrims, tourists and curiosity-seekers, and the babies who will ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican ... Blessed Gregory X in Arezzo; Saint Gregory VII in Salerno; and Saint Adeodatus I in Cinto Euganeo, in Veneto. Perugia Cathedral houses the tombs ...

Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church ... standing in an empty, rain-soaked St. Peter's Square. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) POPE POPE FRANCIS: (Speaking Italian).