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 ...

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

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 ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

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 ...