Third, when Francis first addressed the crowd in St. Peter’s, he described himself ... he is not only the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church but “sovereign of the State of Vatican ...

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Likewise Jesus, being the King in the house of David (Luke 1:32-33), appoints St. Peter as His first prime minister ... then having founded and built the Church (in Rome), committed into the ...