One cannot imagine two more disparate characters meeting and being cordial to each other than Pope Benedict XVI and Fidel Castro: the former being a pious and highly educated leader of the ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

COMMENTARY: Pope John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical reminds us to pray that we be more willing to die than to lie, cheat, steal, fornicate or commit adultery, let alone burn incense in front of an idol.

The congregation of Sister Clare Crockett, a young nun who died in 2016 during an earthquake in Ecuador, announced the ...

Pope John Paul II brought things up to date in 1996, especially with regard to the larger number of cardinal electors, and Benedict XVI made a few tweaks. Until the two papal elections in 1978 ...

The fourth encyclical of his pontificate, it follows “Lumen Fidei,” co-written with Pope Benedict XVI, “Laudato Si’” and “Fratelli Tutti.” Here, four of our editors share their first ...

Conclave is one of the standout releases from recent memory, with movies like Spotlight and The Two Popes sure to scratch the ...

Archbishop Emeritus James P. Keleher, 93, the tenth ordinary and third archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas ...

Pope Pius emphasized the devotion's importance for the Church's needs and its potential as a “banner of salvation” for the modern world. Pope Benedict XVI, in a letter commemorating the 50th ...

Pope Benedict XVI, in a letter commemorating the 50th anniversary of Haurietis Aquas ... Dilexit nos will be presented at the Vatican Press Office on October 24 by Monsignor Bruno Forte, theologian ...

His sister Olga had died before Karol was born ... More than three million pilgrims came to Rome to pay homage to his remains, some waiting in line for 24 hours to enter the Basilica. On April 28, ...