What does a pope do? The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, as everyone knows, but what power do popes have? In…

Pope Francis I was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio and was  elected to Pope on March 13. 2013.  He is a Jesuit ordained priest from Argentina.…

Who he is: Cardinal Marc Ouellet is a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic church, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical…

Who he is: Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary is a serious contender to become the next pope, succeeding Benedict XVI, despite his relatively youthful age…

Who he is: Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco is the Archbishop of Genoa and widely considered a candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. His origins: Bagnasco was…

Countering much speculation that next Pope will be chosen based on geographic concerns, three American cardinals say the best candidate to succeed Benedict XVI is…

He sent out one final tweet: “Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at…

Bishop TD akes said he was “astounded” when he learned last week that Pope Benedict XVI would be retiring just eight years after succeeding the…

On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for…

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignations has caused a flurry of speculation and scandalous talk. On Thursday, the popular paper published an article alleging that Pope Benedict…