This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Other frequently used names include Gregory, in honor of Pope Gregory I ... and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958).

Most common pope names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius The first ... Leo and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958).

White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel just after 11 a.m. CT, or 6 p.m. local time in Rome ... The longest conclave in recorded history started in 1268 and ended in 1271, when Pope Gregory X ...

Most common pope names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius The first ... and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958).

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th ... pope who had elevated them to cardinal. John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory ...

It produced Pope Gregory X. The last time a conclave lasted ... He died after just 33 days. That’s the 11th-shortest reign of a pope. The shortest reign is that of Pope Urban VII in 1590 ...

Pope Leo XIV used the words in his first Regina Caeli address when discussing the need for prayer for more vocations among ...

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th ... pope who had elevated them to cardinal. John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory ...

Gregory was born in Chicago, where he was ordained in 1973 and served as an auxiliary bishop beginning in 1983. After serving for 11 years as bishop in Belleville, Illinois, he was appointed in 2004 ...