Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, at the age of 76. Hailing from Argentina, he became the first Latin American Pope—and the first Jesuit—to ascend to the throne of St ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted to pay homage to Benedict ... would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking back the throne of St. Peter. “In the deepest recesses of their mind ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff’s baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his papal ...

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