Francis has always left the door open to resigning were his health to deteriorate, following the example of Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to voluntarily step ...

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter's and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him. Dating to the Middle Ages ...

Amid Pope Francis's hospitalisation in Rome ... a centuries-old devotion central to Catholic practice. Dating back to the Middle Ages and gaining widespread popularity in the 16th century ...

The practice of sequestering cardinals to choose a new pope dates back to the Middle Ages. Starting in the late 11th century, medieval popes held powers far greater than the pope does today.

Francis has always left the door open to resigning were his health to deteriorate, following the example of Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to voluntarily step ...