The Francis era in Roman Catholicism is a good example of how the abnormal and even extraordinary can come to…
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The Pontiff travels well. Gianfranco Rosi’s new documentary chronicles his visits to Catholic communities the world over, and he never…
In an ideologically divided Roman Catholic Church, the right has accused him of going too far and the left of not…
VATICAN CITY — The unusual nature of Thursday’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, presided over by his successor, Pope…
Tens of thousands came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in…
Joseph Ratzinger was accused of mishandling cases when he was bishop of Munich, but as pope he was credited with…
The first pope to resign was Celestine V, born Pietro Da Morrone, who was living the life of a pious…
CHRISTIANSTED, V.I. — President Biden praised former Pope Benedict XVI for his “generosity” on Saturday, joining other American Catholics in…
Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic world by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign. Now his death…
The clerical sex abuse scandal festered and then broke open under Pope John Paul II in the years that Cardinal…