Pope Francis has named a new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, a bishop from Arizona who was introduced to the community ...

Synodality” is a major theme of the Francis pontificate, but what does “Synodality” actually mean – and does it have staying ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

If Candlemas be fair and bright, winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, winter will not come ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world ...

I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church through the turbulent times of the First World War. He was a true and courageous ...

Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict’s aides have ...

"It gave me a sense of time, but not necessarily a good one," said the 'Thing with Feathers' actor of the experience Emma McIntyre/Getty Benedict Cumberbatch is recounting a harrowing experience ...

Cumberbatch and director Dylan Southern talk about being fathers working with young first-time actors and a grown man in a crow suit in their Sundance film. “Neither of them had acted before ...

Doctor Strange is going on hiatus in the next Marvel sequel, “Avengers: Doomsday,” according to a spoiler-happy, secret-spilling Benedict Cumberbatch. “Is that a spoiler?” the actor asked ...

“You leave them or yourselves wanting more,” he added. “There’s always that itch to scratch, but I think it would have to be the superlative version of what ...