The only Catholic Church in Gaza, which Pope Francis called nightly since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, was hit by an Israeli shell this morning (July 17), killing three people and injuring 10 others, including the parish priest.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the Holy Roman Church, who has taken the name of Leo XIV. The cardinals gathered from all over the world to elect the pope with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

The death of the pope triggers a series of of events that have been enshrined in the traditions of the Catholic Church for centuries -- so after Pope Francis' death at 88 on Monday, here's what ...

The church was one of the first built to celebrate the Virgin Mary, and it houses a reliquary said to contain wood from the Holy Crib of the Nativity of Jesus. (photo: Bénédicte Cedergren ...

Why did the Pope pick Leo? Here’s why the name is so important in the Catholic Church. Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman ...

Pope Francis nominated Farrell in 2019 to be the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church with the responsibility of administering the property and revenues of the Holy See.

Germany is today a first-rank power: rich, strong, and efficiently governed. But just over 200 years ago, most of its current territory was a shambolic mess — part of the Holy Roman Empire ...