Two breathing issues meant that the Pope - whose health thousands recently gathered in St Peter's Square to pay ... starting with Celestine II in 1143 and ending with the current Church leader ...

The text in question is a list of 112 phrases said to be associated with popes, beginning with Celestine II ... The 112th pope was described as "Peter the Roman." The prophecy goes on in a ...

Before he stepped out of the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013 as Pope Francis in tribute to the saint of Assisi, the late pontiff was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. That’s ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

As the College of Cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel to vote for a new pope, crowds outside will watch for the most dramatic moment of the conclave, when a wisp of white smoke appears above ...

"The last thing I imagined was an American pope," said Daniel Runde, 21, a Catholic from the United States who was in St. Peter's Square with two friends. "From what I saw as Pope Leo XIV stepped ...

The first announcement to the world that a new pope has been selected is signaled per tradition by ringing the bells as St. Peter's Basilica as white smoke – fumata bianca – issues from the ...

The new pope was expected to soon make an appearance on a balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square.

LONDON and ROME -- Pope Leo XIV spoke on Sunday of the remarkable times during which he's been elevated to the papacy, saying in his first homily as pontiff that he will rise to the task "with ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first "Regina Caeli" prayer at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday. The newly elected holy father delivered the message just hours after visiting the tomb of his ...

The themes of his speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis, whom Leo XIV thanked in his remarks. Standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica with a ...