Pope Leo XIV says he chose the name in honor of Leo XIII, connecting his predecessor’s focus on workers during the industrial ...

Every pope — and indeed every baptized Catholic ... We have witnessed it in several popes with burning missionary zeal, like Gregory XV, who founded the Society of the Sacred Congregation ...

In 1274, at the Second Council of Lyons, Pope Gregory X, in a document titled Ubi ... Baumgartner traces it to 1914, with the election of Pope Benedict XV. If the smoke coming out of the chimney ...

Cardinal Robert Prévost, 69, was elected pope just after noon CT. This marks the first pope from the United States. Prévost will go by the papal name Pope Leo XIV. White smoke was seen above the ...

Pope Gregory XV introduced the requirement for secret and written ballots in 1621. In 1904, Pope Pius X abolished the claimed right of exclusion and enforced secrecy about everything in the Conclave, ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff’s baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his papal ...

Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted to pay homage to Benedict XV, who led the church during ... followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16. Only starting in the mid-20th century did new popes ...

by decree of Pope Gregory XIV in 1591, but that was allowed lapse by Pope Benedict XV in 1918. In 2005, the late David Power of Paddy Power bookmakers was escorted from St Peter’s Square by ...