Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic church will begin on May 7. But John Oliver already knows who he wants to take over — and it’s purely ...

One of the reasons why The New Look might be one of Apple TV+’s best shows is because of its remarkable cast. Following the iconic designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, who are played by Ben ...

According to an interview with his brother John, who lives in Illinois, the new pope enjoys playing the New York Times game Wordle as well as the Scrabble-like game Words With Friends. And yes ...

For many centuries, new popes tended to choose the name of the pope who had elevated them to cardinal. John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16.

One of the first acts of a new pope is to choose a new ... The most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, Pope and martyr. The last pope to choose this name ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen ... Another 500 years would pass before Pope John II, who was head of the church from 533 to ...

The new pope is a White Sox fan. As soon as Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, the question popped up online: Sox or Cubs? His brother John settled it quickly in an interview with ...

John L. Allen Jr.: The custom of a pope taking a new name reflects the very traditional Catholic idea that, when a man becomes a pope, he becomes something bigger than his biography. He becomes ...

the new pope isn’t quite the same as Sorrentino’s titular “New Pope” either. The 2020 drama casts John Malkovich (another Illinois native, and charter member of Chicago’s Steppenwolf ...