A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the statement said. Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in ...

Pope Francis falls and hurts his arm, Vatican says, weeks after another fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

His recent falls draw parallels to the end of his predecessor’s reign, as Pope Benedict XVI’s unprecedented decision to step down from his position came after a nighttime fall in Mexico in 2012.

Francis’ willingness to suppress the movement outright contrasts with the decision taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict ...

Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013, Francis was elected pope, placing the Argentinean in the almost unprecedented position of having an in-person handover when he took office.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the eighth Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, on Monday, ...

Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following ...

Still, he has repeatedly said he has no intention of resigning, even after his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, “opened the door” to the possibility. Benedict broke 600 years of tradition and ...

Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. The Vatican said ...