Exactly 86 years ago, Pope Pius XII appealed for peace in an attempt to help avoid World War Two. His words still resonate ...

COMMENTARY: With her bodily glorification in heaven, Mary assumes the role of mother not just with regard to Christ, but ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars ...

He wrote: “There is reason to hope that all who reflect on Mary’s glorious example will be ever more convinced of the value ...

- 1939: Pius XII: 3 ballots, 2 days People wait at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican where 133 cardinals gather on the second day of the conclave to elect successor of late Pope Francis, Thursday ...

The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in 1939, which took three ballots in two days. Cardinals must reach a two-thirds majority to elect a pope.

Object Details Description On March 12, 1940, the Vatican celebrated the first anniversary of Pius XII's coronation by issuing a set of five stamps. The set includes 50-centessimi (lake), l-lire ...

Pope Benedict said on Thursday he hopes his controversial wartime predecessor Pius XII, who some Jews have accused of turning a blind eye to the Holocaust, can proceed on the road to Roman ...

The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in 1939, which took three ballots in two days. Cardinals must reach a two-thirds majority to elect a pope.

Object Details Description On March 12, 1940, the Vatican celebrated the first anniversary of Pius XII's coronation by issuing a set of five stamps. The set includes 50-centessimi (lake), l-lire ...

The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in 1939, which took three ballots in two days. Cardinals must reach a two-thirds majority to elect a pope.