Pope John Paul II led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, and he visited Slovakia three times during his papacy. During his 1995 visit, he rested in a gazebo near the Silesian House ...

In the new THR feature The Watchers, a group of Catholic Church experts come together to break down what’s actually going on in the new Ralph Fiennes drama.

Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button ...

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

Such is the disruption under Francis that a new book by a veteran Canadian Vatican watcher ponders whether the Pope is presiding over the end of the papacy. One cannot respond to the Francis ...

The cardinals follow decorum and have contemplative debates over who deserves the papacy, yet they’re most excited when they trade gossip. They gather in cliques to complain about their rivals ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors — like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by “wars, socio ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that "is losing its heart" during times of global turmoil marked by "wars, socio-economic ...