According to the memoir, UK intelligence warned Iraqi authorities — who in turn told Vatican security — that the pope could ...

Today, the rules for obtaining the so-called jubilee indulgence are very simple, yet demanding and solemn. One must confess, ...

Given the secretive nature of papal politics, it’s hard to know the contours of the exact factions that will form when ...

For the first time in its 94-year history of providing vehicles to the Vatican, Mercedes-Benz has delivered an all-electric G-Class to serve as the official Popemobile. This move aligns with the ...

A star rating of 4 out of 5. A finely-scripted papal thriller, Conclave comes with an enormous pedigree. A best-selling novel by the esteemed author Robert Harris. A first-rate cast led by the ...

These developments may suggest that a great schism is emerging between the empire and its satrapies in Europe. Perhaps it is plausible at this time to speculate that the attitude of the upcoming U.S.

But while certain details have changed, the substance of the papal funeral has not: It remains a public event marked by the kind of attention and distinctive protocols one would expect to honor an ...

ROME – After first threatening to excommunicate two Peruvian laypeople for filing criminal charges against a papal investigator, Pope Francis apparently met with the pair over the weekend and ...

(RNS) — After the funeral of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope asked that the protocols for papal funerals be revised to evoke the idea of a pastor and bishop, not of a powerful ruler.

Ralph Fiennes gives an all-time best performance in this sumptuous, thrilling drama about appointing a new pope. By David Sexton Robert Harris specialises in thrillers that guarantee their interest by ...

Pope Francis has opted to be buried in a wooden casket when he is laid to rest – amending a centuries-old tradition of a decorated send off as he works to simplify papal customs. The 87-year-old ...

While popes often tinker with the rules regulating the conclave that will elect their successor, a revision of the papal funeral rites became necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31 ...