The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the longest-serving pope. Pius IX, John Paul II, and Leo XIII also had long ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the ...

When it comes to the Catholic Church, the papacy remains one of the oldest continuous institutions in the world. It has seen ...

The acclaimed romantic “horror” movie Ghost is a prime example of a film in which the main character is dead for the majority of the story. Sam Wheat ( Patrick Swayze) is murdered about 20 minutes in, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

The idea that the Vatican has God on speed-dial was one of the first things tossed off the balcony in St Peter’s Square by ...

Aaron Jay Ledesma, a gay member of the Catholic Church, authored "The Gay Catholic" blog while living in Richmond. He saw Pope Francis during his 2015 White House visit.

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...

Local Catholics mourned Monday as they processed the news of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican reported Francis — the ...

Ann Craven lost nearly everything in a studio fire. Since then, she has made “revisitation” paintings. Next month, these works will be shown across Maine.

Titus Caesar Vespasianus ruled Rome for just two years from 79-81 CE after the death of his father Vespasian, the founder of the Flavian Dynasty. His younger brother and successor, Domitian, implied ...