How many popes have there been in the Roman Catholic Church?
According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...
Who's who at the Vatican?
Other than Pope Francis, these are the most powerful people at the Vatican.
The Associated Press on MSN13d
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer ... And there are no specific norms outlining what happens ...
'There is an ambiguity between Pope Francis's diplomacy, in a sense close to Trump's, and the Vatican's, which is more traditional'
In an interview with Le Monde, the political scientist François Mabille analyzes the ambiguous diplomacy of a Curia torn ...
Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...
'Who am I to judge?' With five words, Pope Francis set new tone for Catholic Church
Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...
Crux3d
Decline in U.S. Catholic Church doesn’t have a political solution
Since Vatican II ended in 1965, the Catholic Church has seen a massive decline in the United States. Why are people leaving?
The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says
Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican said.
The Tribune-Democrat14h
Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year march on without him
Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations ...
America Magazine2d
Vatican doctrine chief: Dignity lies at heart of church’s stance on gender
The church opposes “the ideology that usually accompanies so many sex-change decisions,” which Cardinal Víctor Manuel ...