Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has passed away after 12 years as the Papal leader. This video delves into the extraordinary life of the first South American Pope and examines the 1995-year ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful through empires and eras ...

Once upon a time, popes used their given names. But then a guy named Mercurius got the job and everyone decided that a Christian leader named after a pagan Roman god wouldn’t do, so he took the name ...

Events from this week in Christian history include Pope Francis leading mass before 20,000, the death of Ernst Faber, and the London Missionary Society holding its foundational meeting.

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METZ, France, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged Europe to remember its Christian history in a speech delivered in Metz, the ...

Even though Pope Leo XIV is the first American pontiff in history, he might still be subject to the Internal Revenue Service and have to file his tax return. The native Chicagoan and baseball fan will ...