Pope Pius XII funeral in 1958. INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty. Pius XII was externally preserved using oils and resins before being wrapped in cellophane, a system believed to be used with cloth ...

In 1931, Pope Pius XI, on the fortieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum, reaffirmed its teaching. His letter, Quadragesimo Anno (“Forty Years”), expressed continuing concern about the unjust ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of Pius XI in 1922. The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in ...

Jude Law’s Pope Pius XIII seems, for all intents and purposes, very different from the real-life Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost. Yet, the stories of how they each came to be ...

The shortest conclave on record was in 1503, when it took the cardinals only 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III as the new pontiff. The longest conclave on record took nearly three years.

Law’s character took on the name Pope Pius XIII. Diane Keaton co-starred as his confidante, Sister Mary. “Working with Paolo Sorrentino was kind of a spiritual experience,” Roché told The Post.

Other popular pope names include Clement, Innocent, Leo, and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958). Who will be the next pope?