"It's amazing to be able to see so many people gather and celebrate Pope Benedict and celebrate the church." Fr. Ben Valentine of Dubuque, Iowa, said he just happened to be in Rome on an already ...

My friends and I explained we came from the United States to Rome to participate in the Latin Mass celebrations, and we missed his talk. People praying as the body of Pope Benedict XVI lies in ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday issued a document reorganizing the Vicariate of Rome in what he called a time of “epochal change.” The apostolic constitution, In Ecclesiarum Communione ...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate ROME (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after suffering a decline in his health and participated in a ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said these words to me in Rome in November 2003, a year and a half before his election as Pope Benedict XVI. They capture the heart of the man I would meet seven more ...

Pope Francis says he hasn’t considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations and plans to continue for as long ...

The remains of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI were interred in the crypt beneath St Peter’s Basilica in Rome following a funeral Mass on Thursday morning celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re ...

Pope Francis’ long-awaited visit to Congo and South Sudan next week comes amid soaring insecurity in both war-torn countries, ...

Rome — Benedict XVI, the pope who shocked the world by stepping down from the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, has died at the age of 95. The Vatican announced his death on Saturday.

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts ...

In a special Mass for Benedict XVI at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Friday afternoon, the faithful joined in prayer for the ailing pope emeritus. The Vicar of the Diocese of Rome ...

Who could possibly follow in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II? In 2005 the College of Cardinals in Rome faced the daunting task of selecting John Paul’s successor. The Polish pope had reigned ...