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When the white smoke occurred much earlier than any of us expected, I assumed that the frontrunner, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, had been chosen; so, my astonishment knew no limits when the name ...

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

Leo is now tied for the fourth most common name chosen by popes, along with Clement. Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century.

The name a new pope chooses is often the first clue to his priorities. While early popes used their given names, the tradition of adopting a new one began in the 6th century and became widespread ...

When Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he was introduced by the name Leo XIV. The choice signals what the Catholic Church could look like under his papacy.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV after the papal conclave elected him the Catholic Church's 267th pope – the first from the U.S. – on Thursday. The conclave's choice ...

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As the world waits for the conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pontiff, another question remains at the back of everyone’s minds: What will his new name be? Before he stepped out of the ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf. The two U.S. officials ...