A snapshot of the papacies of the 11 modern popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed Pope Pius IX.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, the Vatican said. Did he ever visit New Jersey? The White House? NYC? Here's a look at ...

At the Vatican, he became the first Jesuit pope and moved quickly to modernize the Catholic Church with a slate of ...

Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyla, Archbishop of Kraków, was ultimately elected pope and took the name John Paul II. Why do popes change their names, and do they have to? Short answer? Tradition.

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, ...