Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops from the United States, like ...

Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth ...

As Pope Francis, the oldest pope in over a century, continues to decline in health, speculation is percolating as to who will ...

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 ...

Here's a list of frontrunners who may be elected as the next Pontiff after Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for weeks ...

The pope's remarks on immigration, Gaza and Ukraine have attracted considerable scrutiny in the final years of his papacy.

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia, with the 88-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church reportedly ...

Who could be the next pope? After Pope Francis, what pontiff is next in line for head of the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Here's what we know.

A hospitalized Pope Francis is receiving prayers for a quick recovery from some Long Island Catholics even as they ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

The Vatican indicated that the pope was fighting a multiple-pronged infection requiring “adequate hospitalization.” ...