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The funeral Mass will likely be celebrated inside St Peter’s, because of the late winter weather, and there is also the ...
In this episode of General Knowledge, we talk about the Kingdom of Arles. Throughout Medieval Europe we can find a number of ...
Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Fresh finds beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre add hard evidence of a first-century garden and the site’s earlier life ...
Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.
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Pope Francis — the first pontiff from the Americas, who clashed with traditional Catholics but was hailed as a reformer by progressives — died on Monday, a day after Easter, at age 88. The pope had ...
About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.
His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly transformed.
Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.
The canonisation of the first saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, has been suspended due to Pope Francis' death ...
The university system is under attack. Professors risk careers by publicly speaking out on issues of intellectual freedom. Campuses have become tinderboxes. Meanwhile, the lines between church and ...