In his later years, however, Francis turned even further away from the legacy of John Paul II and instead pivoted toward the legacy of Pope Pius XII, the pontiff whose tenure began shortly before ...

Francis said the archives would be opened on March 2, 2020, the 81st anniversary of Pius’s election to pope. Academics and Jewish organizations praised Francis’s decision.

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

Vatican City, Jul 31, 2013 / 10:05 am. Pope Francis is considering whether he will make Pope Pius XII a saint, in the same way that he approved the cause of John XXIII.

The tiny, but vocal group of Catholics trying to perpetuate the Tridentine Rite are pressuring Pope Leo to stop phasing out ...

Much of the coverage of Pope Francis' legacy on Monday (April 21) dwelt with the ways he differed from his predecessors, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. It is natural to compare a pope to ...

Without basis, without charity, Pope Francis and his advisors stripped that venerable gem away from Catholics almost entirely ...

A Mass of mourning at the St. Pius church as congregation members gathered, reflecting and remembering the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Philip Sakimoto, a professor of physics and astronomy at ...