The Vatican’s clinical communication about the pope’s health paradoxically reveals little about Francis’ daily life. Every week, La Croix’s permanent special correspondent at the Vatican gives you a ...

St. Pius X sent a copy of the icon to the Empress ... and it was eventually raised to the honor of a “Papal Basilica” by Pope Pius XII. Symbolism of the icon of Perpetual Help The influence ...

Included in the painting are figures of the local bishop as well as Pope Pius XII (who consecrated the world ... and the Immaculate Heart of Mary: St. Anthony Claret, St. Dominic of Gusman ...

You can hate the death penalty and at the same time acknowledge its divine justice in the divine order of a God whose ...

Smith, S.J., clad in a chef's jacket with an executive chef's toque on the counter to the left, in the kitchen of St. Mary's Hall ... traces its modern origins to Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), who ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Of those popes, Francis has the ninth-longest papacy so far.Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy reign was that of Pope Pius IX ... black smoke visible from St. Peter’s Square.

He came here first after he was shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981 ... the longest papacy reign was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over 31 years from 1846 to 1878. The shortest was that of ...