Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he resigned because of ailing…
In a recent interview with Mexican television, marking the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis has suggested he may…
Pope Francis has declared Popes John Paul II and John XXIII saints in a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands…
Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII’s canonization is bringing attention to the complex process of becoming a saint,…
Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome…
Former Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests in only two years over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has…
According to the figures released by the Vatican, more than 6.6 million people attended the papal events presided by Pope…
Pope Francis has been named the best dressed man of 2013 by Esquire magazine. According to CNN, the magazine admits…
Pope Francis has been named “Man of the Year” by the latest Italian edition of Vanity Fair. The Argentinean pontiff,…
Pope Francis is visiting the tiny island of Lampedusa, where instead of tooling around in the popemobile, he's making his…
Pope Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square that Pope Benedict XVI's decision…
Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. The pontiff also said there was a…
Italy's Rai TV broadcast for the first time images of the Turin Shroud, which is revered by many Christians as…
Black smoke has poured from Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the second and third votes in the Papal election have…
Cardinals are beginning their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave to elect a new pope, after an indecisive…
Firefighters have fitted a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ahead of the conclave which will…
Vatican announced today that Roman Catholic cardinals will begin electing a new pope on March 12 as 115 cardinals gathered…
Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world are due to meet in Rome to begin the process of electing the…
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation today is forcing the Vatican to consider some unusual questions. Here are 10 answers: 1. Name…
Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned today, saying that he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey…
Pope Benedict XVI has vowed "unconditional obedience and reverence" to his successor. The pontiff was speaking on his final day…
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI's final general audience. The Pope…
Vatican officials announced today that Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "pope emeritus" and will retain the honorific "His…
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. The…
Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI has amended Roman Catholic Church law so that the conclave selecting his successor…