The Vatican’s clinical communication about the pope’s health paradoxically reveals little about Francis’ daily life. Every ...

According to his research, the Catholic Church under Pius XII was instrumental in saving 860,000 Jews from Nazi death camps (p. 214). Could Pius have saved more lives by speaking out more forcefully?

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

Venerable Pius XII had serious health difficulties in the ... so he was not expected to have public engagements. When his death was announced, it was not widely known that he was seriously ill.

Like former Pope Pius XII and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain ... activism holds true for all forms of politics: “Silence = Death.” ...

The Holocaust, and Pius XII’s decision not to speak out directly ... company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims. After Pius’s death, in October, 1958, Roncalli was elected Pope and took ...

If a pope dies, the person who certifies his death is the camerlengo ... taking the name of Pope Pius XII.

The pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia, and warnings that he could be significantly diminished, have accelerated ...

Amid Pope Franics' recent health concerns, an expert says it's highly likely the Roman Curia — the Catholic Church's administrative body — has been analysing his successors for quite some time.

“[The war] became even more cruel and extended over land, sea, even into the air,” the pontiff continued, “and death fell upon ... from Benedict XV. Pope Pius XII has often been criticized ...

Republicans have relinquished their responsibility to check the unprecedented excesses of the current president as he engages with the forces of tyranny.