Musical preferences offer fleeting glimpses into the interior lives behind the white cassock where memory, culture, and prayer converge.

This pope had several favorite foods, but the amount of cantaloupe he could consume in a day had many people thinking it had ...

VATICAN CITY -- Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has "wronged" in the spiritual testament published ...

Vatican officials have confirmed that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened after Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for his predecessor. “Regarding the health conditions of the ...

Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy' presents readers with a substantive, engaging portrait of where things ...

ANALYSIS: Since his election, the Holy Father has largely dealt with matters left pending when his predecessor Pope Francis ...

On Oct. 9, Pope Leo XIV released his first apostolic exhortation, “Dilexi Te.” . Our readers had much to say in response.

Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, has died in Vatican City at the age of 95 following a period of ill health. Benedict, who was the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than ...

Once a new pope is voted in, the name he chooses could signal the direction the Catholic Church moves in the coming years. The announcement "Habemus Papa," or, "We have a pope," will be made from the ...