Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document ...

Pope Francis died on April 21 after an extended respiratory illness, the Vatican confirmed. Here's everything to know about his death. ... and was the first to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.

The election of Pope Leo XIV has set off a frenzy among those seeking information about the new pontiff, and one question has repeatedly come up. That question is just how old the Pope is, a ...

At 81 years old, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest pope at time of election, in November 1406. The youngest was John XII, who is believed to have been just 18 years old when he was elected in 955 as ...

Meanwhile, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest to be elected at 81 years old in 1406, with Pope Clement X having come close when elected in 1670 at the age of 79. As for Pope Francis, he was 76 years ...

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

At 81 years old, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest pope at time of election, in November 1406. The youngest was John XII, who is believed to have been just 18 years old when he was elected in 955 as ...