In a shocking revelation, Pope Leo XIV's familial ties were connected to the legendary singer Madonna through distant ...

After schools and universities, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, composed of Catholic bishops across the country, joined the growing call to proceed with the impeachment of Vice ...

The document gave ample attention to Benedict's historic resignation and referred to him as "pope emeritus," citing verbatim the Latin words he uttered on Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced he would ...

They joined a festive Mass at which Philippine bishops crowned the statue of the parish patroness, six months after Pope Benedict XVI approved the coronation. On April 22, 2005, only three days after ...

The label reads, "Dedicated to the Great Son of our Homeland, Pope Benedict XVI." • Benedict XVI was the youngest of three children whose father, Joseph Sr., was a police officer.

According to the master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Pope Leo will be both blessing and personally ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

Pope St. John Paul II taught us what we believe — but more than that, he made us want to believe it. Benedict XVI — Our Mind ...

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful. Leo ...

Pope Benedict XVI had stated, in the book-interview Salt of the Earth with Peter Seewald that he was still a man of the old world, but the new world had not yet begun. It has begun with this Pontiff.

Over the centuries, a magnificent monastic complex was built around the Sacred Cave where St. Benedict developed his ...

Spare a thought for Chris Coghlan, who has learned to his horror that not only is the Pope a Catholic, his own priest is one ...