Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí ... It was consecrated as a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. At the dedication, Pope Benedict praised Gaudí for ...

As the cardinals discern the next pope, remember: your own election to sainthood has already been recorded in heaven. The ...

Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger by birth ... It explores the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, blending historical research with theological reflection. This trilogy is said to be one ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered ...

On 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI made a stunning announcement: At 85, he declared he no longer possessed the vigour required to govern the Catholic Church. His eight-year tenure saw him at ...

He wrote Leo's Tome, a document that influenced the official doctrine defining Jesus Christ as both ... in the name that the pope chooses," Doyle explained. Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to ...

Pope Francis, as well as all the pontiffs who preceded him since 1939, defended migrants and immigration. What stance will ...

It was a moment that moved millions and right here in Milwaukee, one friar couldn’t believe his ears.In only two days the conclave has come together to announce who will lead roughly ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

St. John Paul II rewrote the regulations on papal elections in a 1996 document that remains largely in force, though Pope Benedict ... chapel and declares: “I call as my witness Christ the ...