He sent out one final tweet: “Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at…

Bishop TD akes said he was “astounded” when he learned last week that Pope Benedict XVI would be retiring just eight years after succeeding the…

On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for…

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignations has caused a flurry of speculation and scandalous talk. On Thursday, the popular paper published an article alleging that Pope Benedict…

American participation in conclaves is still relatively new in Church history. The first American cardinal was named in 1875, John McCloskey of New York. He…

The new pope will be chosen through a conclave, a special gathering of cardinals who are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican until…