“BREAKING: Pope to Open 5 Sacred Portals on Christmas ... Pope Paul II made it every 25 years. There have also been “extraordinary” Holy Years: for example, in 1933 Pope Pius XI chose ...

This method of preservation was adopted after an unexpected incident involving the embalming of Pope Pius XII in October 1958. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

The charity and work of Pope Pius XII during World War II so impressed the Chief Rabbi ... especially in his Christmas messages. His 1941 and 1942 Christmas messages were both translated and ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected ... 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.

Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected ... 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.