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

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

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

The hand-written letter from Napoleon rejecting his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 sold for €26,360 at an ...

The late Pontiff’s body was visited by thousands of people over three days while lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

Curious rumours once swirled that the Papacy was moving to London, permanently. May 1861, and the newly created state of ...

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

This is who was elected pope. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio attended Rosh Hashanah ...

Some 135 cardinal electors - those under the age of 80 - will take part and vote for the new pontiff following the death of ...

What a humbling feeling it was to have the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ask you to pray for him. While it shocked us in the moment, perhaps it should not have. Pope Francis lived a life rooted ...