In our new animated historical documentary, we will tell the story of the treaty of Tordesillas and how the Popes Alexander ...

The election of a new pope is not merely an ecclesiastical affair; it is a pivotal moment that will effect the future ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Pope Alexander II was the 156th pope, and he held the title from Sept. 30, 1061 until April 21, 1073, serving for 11 years, 203 days until his death. Alexander II was one of the first popes to ...

Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia in 1431 near Valencia, was one of two Spanish popes in the 15th century. The nephew of the first, Pope Callixtus III, Alexander was elected in 1492 amid ...

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be ...

A week ago, Catholics around the world lost arguably the most progressive pope in the church's recent ... on Geographical Names", established by treaty in the 1870s ― a treaty ratified at ...

Pope Francis was the first pope to visit Iraq. For the Rev. Father Fadie Gorgies of the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy, Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of care and compassion for ...

I count my life by popes, and I’m about to see my sixth. My first was Paul VI (1963-78), who seemed the forever pontiff as he reigned throughout my childhood. I knew very little of him beyond ...