Before he died, Pope Francis gave away the last of his personal savings to a cause he deeply cared about: bringing hope to ...

Averting a financial crisis “will rank among most pressing issues for the new pontiff,” says Charles Gillespie, PhD, ...

The Pope does not receive a regular salary like other employees or officials. Instead, the Vatican covers his needs, ...

The ailing pope was short of breath, sitting beneath a cherished painting of Mary, Untier of Knots, as he worked through a ...

The Vatican is governed by the Holy See, which oversees stipends and allowances given to the leader of the Catholic church ...

Before Pope Francis died, he donated the money remaining in his personal bank account to fund Pastificio Futuro, a pasta ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...

Pope Francis was known for his humble ways, which began when he joined the Jesuits in the 1950s. He signed away his ...

The 266th pope built an unexpected economic legacy through bold critiques of capitalism and banking systems. Francis' vision ...

The pope’s final donation was to support a pasta factory in a Roman juvenile prison, according to Vatican officials.

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...