The Holy Father marveled that welcoming both Franciscans and Trinitarians together reminded him of a painting in the apse of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, which depicts an audience in which Pope ...

Mark Horton, an archaeology professor at the Royal Agricultural University in the United Kingdom, spoke with Fox News Digital about his recent research that may reveal the fate of the Roanoke ...

Pope Gregory died that year, and confronting the king fell to Pope Innocent IV, who in 1245 called for a general council at Lyon, France. While other issues were discussed, the focus was on Fredrick, ...

They chose to follow the Rule of St. Augustine under one superior general; Pope Innocent IV approved the new order as the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine in 1244.

Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) Born Karol Józef Wojtyła, he was the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years and a significant figure in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

As Pope Leo XIV moves in to the Apostolic Palace, I find myself reflecting on a sincere question: What do Protestants hope for in the next pope? First, we need a Vicar of Christ in the spirit of ...

Pope Innocent III in the 13th century and Pope Alexander VII in the 17th century both asserted that to violate the law of abstinence on a required day is a mortal sin, whereas Paul wrote under the ...

Pope Leo XIV's name gives clue to how he'll handle social, political divides, bishop says Papal names are often very symbolic in regard to how a Pope will serve as the leader of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head of the Catholic Church. He’s also a class of ‘77 alumnus of Villanova University, which is run by the Order of St. Augustine.