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 ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elected in 2013, decided to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi, who was known for his humility, ...

For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes used their given names. That changed in the 6th century.

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

Now that a new pope has been named and made his first appearance, the question turns to what comes next. Typically, about a ...

What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans - Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru ...

Pope Francis was praised by admirers for his openness ... since three of his predecessors visited Yankee Stadium, including Pope Paul VI who delivered the 1965 ‘Sermon on the Mound,’ we ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th century, a period of German popes who chose names of early church bishops.

Who could be the next pope after Francis? All the cardinals in the running for the Papacy - The Cardinals are attending the ...

The tomb of Pope Paul VI lies in the extensive system of vaults called the Vatican Grottoes, built under St. Peter's Basilica in the 1500s. No surprise, then, that Francis’s arrangements for his ...