At the death of Gregory XI in 1378, the cardinals elected Pope Urban VI, but soon regretted it ... who refused to give up power—and the one elected in September 1378, Clement VII. Two popes, two ...

La Croix: The pope is about to publish an encyclical on the Sacred Heart. What is this devotion about? Father Etienne Kern: The devotion to the Sacred Heart is a spirituality entirely focused on ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the process is.

(Photo: Mossot/Wikimedia Commons) The Vatican announced October 21 the publishing date and title of Pope Francis's new encyclical, "Dilexit Nos" (“He Loved Us”), an encyclical on the human and ...

Bernard, also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, lived from about 1020–1081 in what are now the countries of France, ...

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...

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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, background center, poses with the participants to the second session of the 16th General ...

In a surprising move at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday evening, Pope Francis ratified the final report, approved its immediate publication, and said he will not publish a ...

In the end, Pope Gregory X was elected. When the time comes for a papal conclave to be held, every cardinal in the world ...