and eight Bonifaces but no Pope Boniface VII. In the early days of Catholicism, popes simply used their baptismal name, and some pontiffs had names that sound somewhat irreverent today ...

It was not until 1298—24 years after Gregory X promulgated the Ubi periculum—that Pope Boniface VIII incorporated it into canon law, establishing it as the standard process for papal elections. Thus, ...

Yesterday, the world was introduced to the newest leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was elected after just two days and was born in Chicago, making him the ...

and eight Bonifaces but no Pope Boniface VII. John and Gregory are the most common names among the popes. In its more than 2,000 years of existence, the Catholic Church has had 265 pontiffs across ...

STANHOPE — Mikey Ramirez has been waiting for this moment for a year. He was standing at midfield at Lenape Valley, a gold medal around his neck, accepting the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex boys ...

He closed the game with 14 straight faceoff wins, setting top-seeded Pope John, No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, up to pull away late with eight consecutive goals. Ramirez has won 87 percent of his ...

Pope Leo VIII was born in Italy. He was pope from 963 to 965 A.D., though the legitimacy of his election is still debated. He was the 131st pope. Otto I the Holy Roman Emperor pushed for Leo VIII ...

But the inkling that big things were in store for the now pope even went back decades earlier. According to Prevost, the boys' childhood neighbors predicted the younger Prevost would be the "first ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear. By Elisabetta Povoledo Now that white smoke has finally billowed out of the chimney ...

CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT IS THE CHURCH. SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH. AND WE’VE BEEN HEARING ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As the Catholic world celebrates the election of the first-ever American pontiff, one Lowcountry family is remembering their own “miraculous” connection with the late Pope ...