The world must resist the allure of modern weapons that threaten to give conflicts a ferocity surpassing that of previous ...

The name Pius, once a staple among papal ... "perhaps because of a centuries-old prophecy that Peter II will be the last pope to serve," said Temple. Pope Francis chose his name out of reverence ...

Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...

Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...

Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...

Much of the coverage of Pope Francis' legacy on Monday (April ... the world for all his creatures. Leo XIII, Pius XI, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI all, in various ways ...

Progressive contenders such as Tagle or Cardinal Matteo Zuppi might select Francis II, directly aligning themselves ... and a more hierarchical Church. Pope Pius XII is a particularly contentious ...