When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

The Holy See Press Office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download at this link. In the image, the Pontiff appears smiling, dressed in the traditional white ...

Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory said that while they are ... Only one Englishman, Hadrian IV, has been elected pope, holding the papacy from 1154 to 1159. A 2015 Facebook post from Caritas ...

Leo XIV made his first appearance as pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on May 8. Alberto Pizzoli / AFP via Getty Images About ... common are John (21), Gregory (16), Benedict (15 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Catholic cardinals have elected a new pope, with white smoke billowing from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. The world now waits to find out who will lead the Catholic Church. New Pope to ...

The cathedral’s rector, Father Gregory Sakowicz ... They’re clapping and waving national flags and taking photos with their phones. “Viva il papa!” some shouted. It signals that a pope has been ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor ... The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 ...