It was never him,” she said. A little more than a week later, on the evening of May 8 in Rome, Father Bob became Pope Leo XIV, pontifex maximus, the bishop of Rome, successor to St. Peter ...

May he prove to be, in the splendid Latin phrase, a “pontifex maximus” — a builder of bridges. Lord knows, no pun intended, that is what the world needs. The feds yanked millions for their ...

On May 8, the white smoke rose above St. Peter’s Basilica and the Seven Hills of Rome, heralding the election of a new Pontifex Maximus. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

That wariness, in part, stems from Rome’s condemnation of the heresy ... A true bridge builder, or Pontifex Maximus. But I suspect that there is a more conservative streak in Leo XIV than ...

As Cardinals prepare to start choosing a new pope next week -- a tailor in Rome is busy getting the pontiff's wardrobe ready. Donald Trump Hit by Triple Legal Setback Within Hours 500 Million-Year ...

A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never guessing they would be on hand to pay their final respects instead.

In his first speech as Pope, he said that he was the Bishop of Rome. Many people didn’t ... and Supreme High Priest (Pontifex Maximus). These titles gathered an aggressive accent when ...

The passing of the 266th Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, is a moment for Catholics and ... The groundbreaking nature of Francis’s papacy began with his own biography. The first pontifex maximus to rise ...

Last Friday, he was taken to Rome's Gemelli Hospital’s respiratory ... This marks the fourth time that the Pontifex Maximus, a title held by the papacy since the Roman Empire, has been ...

Liberato announces a major event. Surprisingly, the official date of the first live performance in Rome at the Circus Maximus by the mysterious singer was published on the singer-songwriter's ...

In his explanation of a cardinal’s role, David referred to the Pope’s function as bishop of the Diocese of Rome, and as Pontifex Maximus or “supreme bridge-builder,” linking the center to ...