As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

Cardinals today still have the chance to lobby behind closed doors for their favored candidate during a conclave. The divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit – or these men’s consciences – will ...

Maria Clementina Sobieski – one of just three women buried in St Peter’s Basilica – lived a life of extraordinary defiance ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power. From its humble beginnings with St. Peter to its modern incarnation as a ...

At the death of Gregory XI in 1378, the cardinals elected Pope Urban VI, but soon regretted it ... who refused to give up power – and the one elected in September 1378, Clement VII. Two popes, two ...

His marriage to Maria Clementina, which was endorsed by Pope Clement XI, would symbolise Catholic unity against growing Protestant dominance. Recognising this political threat, George I asked ...

At the death of Gregory XI in 1378, the cardinals elected Pope Urban VI ... give up power – and the one elected in September 1378, Clement VII. Two popes, two courts and two “obediences ...