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 ...

White smoke appeared from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that cardinals had elected a successor to Pope Francis ... (Vatican Media/Getty Images) Statues are silhouetted ...

Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of Pope Leo throughout his life—from childhood to present-day.

After several days of worldwide anticipation, Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the newly elected Pope. It's a historical selection, with the Vatican choosing the first pope from the ...

Take a look at photos from Vatican City as it is announced that Pope Leo XIV is the next pontiff. The new pope was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, formed in ...

It's unclear where the new pope will live, but photos show the chapel and other rooms. After Pope Francis' death in April, the papal apartments inside the Apostolic Palace were sealed, a ritual ...

Pope Francis passed died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, bringing his 12-year papacy to an end. His death came nearly a month after he returned from hospital, where he had been treated for ...

Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the Barque of Peter. The following are some photos of these encounters between former Cardinal Robert Prevost as a ...

However, the Ubi periculum was not promptly adopted as the official process for electing the next pope. It was not until 1298—24 years after Gregory X promulgated the Ubi periculum—that Pope Boniface ...

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 ...