Pope Pius XII's unusual embalming process led to a horrifying scene that traumatized mourners and the Catholic Church.

In light of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Catholic authorities are preparing the much-anticipated process to decide upon ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday ...

“There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been ...

Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope ...

But here’s the thing: timing is not causality. The idea that papal deaths somehow signal or foreshadow world wars is ...

Before he became Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was known for his staunch charity — but the newly-passed pontiff's own organs will not be donated due to church doctrine. It does not appear that ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, marking the end of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 ...

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

But the Eternal City has seen far bigger crowds.The funeral of a pope is always a very major event in Rome. With rough estimates of between 200-300,000 mourners, the Eternal City will be overwhelmed ...

with the election of Pope Pius X taking five days to reach a conclusion. The longest selection took two years and nine months with the election of Pope Gregory in the 13th century, and led to the ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer ...