With Pope Francis’s death on Monday, April 21, 2025, the Roman Catholic Church around the world is entering a period of mourning. That mourning period that will culminate in the election of a new ...
Cardinals attend a consistory led by Pope Francis to create new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on June 28, 2018, (CNS photo/Paul Haring) To view the answers to each question, either ...
In the early 14th century, Europe witnessed a clash of power between the crown and the church unlike anything before. King Philip IV of France defied Pope Boniface VIII, challenging the authority of ...
In the Catholic Church, the tradition of the Jubilee dates back to February 22, 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII issued the bull Antiquorum habet fida relatio promoting pilgrimage to Rome as a sign of ...