Pope Benedict IX remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Catholic Church, remembered for ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful through empires and eras ...

Once upon a time, popes used their given names. But then a guy named Mercurius got the job and everyone decided that a Christian leader named after a pagan Roman god wouldn’t do, so he took the name ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: ...

When President Trump took to Truth Social earlier this year and attacked Pope Leo for being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” most Catholics were understandably shocked. But a clash ...

NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has passed away after 12 years as the Papal leader. This video delves into the extraordinary life of the first South American Pope and examines the 1995-year ...

Even though Pope Leo XIV is the first American pontiff in history, he might still be subject to the Internal Revenue Service and have to file his tax return. The native Chicagoan and baseball fan will ...