Pope Benedict XVI was installed as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on April 24, 2005, becoming the first German ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral ... of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a standard-bearer of Roman Catholic conservatism. Francis steadily steered the church in another direction ...

The Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals to mark the end of one papacy and lead to the start of the next.

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The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Parishioners gathered at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church on Good Friday for a ceremony reminding worshippers that Good Friday is not just a day of mourning, but a powerful reminder of sacrifice, ...

Members of the church’s College of Cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote. Current regulations limit the number ...

to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. His papacy of almost 12 years made a profound impact on the Church and the world. Saint Peter is usually regarded as the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church and ...

Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on ...

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

From working as a bouncer at a Buenos Aires nightclub to presiding over the Vatican, the path Pope Francis forged as the leader of the Roman Catholic ... of St. John’s Episcopal Church near ...