When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Pope Francis is currently in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs, sparking concerns around the world about what happens ...

Pilgrims from around the world continue to travel to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and though they won’t catch a glimpse of ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

New rules on what happens upon the death of a pope were determined in a Vatican document in 1996. The February 1996 document ...

As Pope Francis undergoes treatment for double pneumonia, many are looking ahead to the process of selecting his successor ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

There is no age restriction for a Pope, but history shows they are usually chosen at an advanced age. Pope Francis was 76 ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

The Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is currently hospitalized due to double pneumonia also known as bilateral pneumonia that ...