According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...

Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica with ...

You can see the full list of former popes that lead the Catholic Church here. Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com. Katherine Rodriguez can be reached at krodriguez@ ...

The Jubilee pilgrimage, he said, "is a special time of grace, a time to remember who we are as Catholic Christians ... Rojas said not being able to see the pope, who has been hospitalized ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church, has been hospitalized since February 10 for a respiratory infection and complex clinical condition. The 88-year-old Argentine pope remains ...

While in theory any Catholic man can be selected ... Raymund Burke is the most prominent American on the list of possible Pope candidates. He's known for his conservative views and for being ...

The list of popes is a testament to the endurance and evolution of the Catholic Church, reflecting moments of triumph, reform, and even controversy. Throughout history, popes have not only been ...

The Pope is therefore seen as the father of the Catholic Church. Originally ... you may be led to wonder who the other 265 Vatican leaders were. Here is a full list of every single pope since the year ...

If Pope Francis were to pass away, technically, any Roman Catholic man can be chosen to succeed Saint Peter. However, one of the 253 cardinals from around the world will usually be elected as the pope ...

While any baptised Roman Catholic man is technically eligible for election, for more than 600 years every Pope has been selected from among the College of Cardinals. New popes are selected ...