Black smoke billows from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, indicating that the College of ...

Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave thanks to God for having elected him as Peter's successor, and explained why he chose the name of Benedict. The Holy Father ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

Paul VI (1963–1978) did not publish another encyclical ... John Paul II published only 14 encyclicals; Pope Benedict XVI published three.

So maybe some more service-oriented excursions by John Paul II or Benedict XVI will emerge ... were notably corrupt and secular — see Pope Alexander VI, who lived in wealth and openly doted ...

Pope Paul VI mandated a few years later that a cardinal ... John Paul II was elected by 111 cardinals in 1978, while 115 elected Benedict XVI in 2005 and Francis in 2013. We should keep in mind ...

Following the example of a group of British cultural icons, a group of American "Catholics and non-Catholics" and prominent ...

Explore the ecumenical dialogue initiated by the Catholic Church post-Vatican II, focusing on the challenges of papal primacy ...

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Based on a bestselling novel by Robert Harris, the Oscar-tipped film imagines what goes on behind the scenes of the secretive process – complete with scheming, smearing and leaking.