Since the Middle Ages, ... Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar inside St. Paul Outside The Walls Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, where he came to pray over the tomb of the Apostle Paul.

The Vatican would beg to differ — since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless of spiritual or temporal allegiances ...

The Pope’s plea for the repudiation of war through disarmament also needs to be read in the context of the New Testament and especially of the words of Christ, who is the Prince of Peace.

According to legends from the Middle Ages, a pope named John, or Johannes Anglicus, who reigned during the middle of the ninth century, was actually a woman, Pope Joan.For instance, a story from ...

Medieval legends claim that Pope Joan was the first and only female pope. According to legends from the Middle Ages, a pope named John, or Johannes Anglicus, who reigned during the middle of the ...