(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the ...

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 ...

Ralph Fiennes playing a morally tormented Poirot of sorts in a papacy election whodunnit is what movies were made for.

The Roman basilica of St. John Lateran marks the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9. It’s a feast day ...

“We’re against this useless sacrifice,” the protesters say in an open letter to the Argentinian pontiff, 87, who has made ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

"The blessed Apostles, then, founded and built up the church in Rome. They committed the office of bishop into the hands of Linus. Of this, Linus, Paul makes mention in the Epistles to Timothy.

ANALYSIS: The two world leaders have clashed on migration but could find common ground on a push for a negotiated peace in ...

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church.

Through three election cycles in Catholicism – conclaves that brought John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis to the papacy – ...

What all of this means is that through three election cycles in Catholicism -- conclaves that brought John Paul II, Benedict ...