According to a biography provided by the Vatican ... The youngest person ever elected pope is believed to be Pope John XII, who by some estimates was only 18 years old when he was elected to ...

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity with the late pontiff’s pastoral legacy and his prioritizing of the marginalized. Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV ...

The new pope’s choice ... Venerable Pius XII, who is frequently — and, many argue, unfairly — criticized for not doing enough to oppose Nazism during World War II. John XXIV — that ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process will be more complicated ...

Each day between now and the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, John Allen is offering ... unify three different worlds in his own biography: 72-year-old Cardinal Cristóbal ...

Twelve years—2013 to 2025—on the throne of Peter is a significant stretch, though still short when compared to the 26-year reign of St. John Paul II or the 20 years of Pope Pius XII.

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes before him dating back to the 5th century. To understand his choice, it ...