Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of ...

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Pope John XII was the most depraved bishop ever to head ... He was hypocritical, cruel and thoughtless—he was the embodiment of the papal 'pornocracy' of the first half of the tenth century.

Out of 264 popes, 129 chose a new name. Since Pope John XII, there have been 12 Innocents (the first Pope Innocent held the papacy from 401 to 417), seven Urbans (the first Pope Urban reigned from ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

The papacy is once again big news. The coming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor is stirring interest worldwide and in ...

During his papacy, he addressed the rights workers ... for Leo VIII to be pope after removing and expelling then Pope John XII for "sponsoring an armed insurrection against Otto the Great, the ...