COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.

Three Irish-born senior figures in the Roman Curia look set to remain in prominent roles under the new pontiff ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday ... Cardinal Arborelius sat in a section reserved for a small group of newcomers from countries ...

The next pontiff will have to re-establish cordial and deep relations between the Church and Western countries, especially the US. #EuropeNews ...

These cells were set up in the Sistine Chapel in late 15th or early ... on the “new” section of the apostolic palace overlooking St Peter’s Square. This is now the wing from which modern ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from ...

MURFREESBORO — The first loss could've been the beginning of a quick end, but Zoie Bernard had different plans for St. Benedict softball. An early morning loss to Chattanooga Christian in the ...

With folded hands, Pope Benedict XVI stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica April 19 ... gray smoke that streamed from the Sistine Chapel's metal smokestack at 5:50 p.m., dispersing ...

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

St. Benedict softball wants things to be different this season. The Lady Eagles crushed Brentwood Academy 9-1 and 11-2 on May 14 in the TSSAA Division II Class AA state quarterfinals, advancing to ...