Pope Francis is dead, and the obituaries are rolling in. The Vatican praises his “life of service.” Others praised his advocacy for economic and social justice, and still others his embrace of the ...

Pope Francis has strongly defended his wartime predecessor Pius XII against accusations he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, saying the opening of Vatican archives will shed light on the ...

Pope Francis, in a letter to U.S. bishops this past week, cited a 1952 document issued by Pope Pius XII, saying it “is considered the ‘Magna Carta’ of the Church’s thinking on migration.” The “Great ...

Tradition, reform, or something entirely new? The new pope’s choice of name will speak volumes before he says a word. The facade of St. Peter’s Basilica and the central balcony known as the Loggia of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That's among the shortest conclaves in ...

ROME — Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thursday, amid renewed debate about the ...

The second season of The Young Pope – renamed The New Pope – is premiering tonight, Monday, Jan. 13, on HBO at 9 p.m. EST. This is the beginning of a nine-episode season that picks up where The Young ...