It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff’s baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his papal ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

FRANCIS: Pope Francis, elected in 2013 ... cardinals chose to see Francis as an anomaly,” Imperatori-Lee said. JOHN PAUL: The papacy’s first composite name was chosen by Cardinal Albino ...

Pope Francis left a legacy as a reformist and a ... There hasn’t been an Italian pope since the untimely death of John Paul I in 1978, which may not seem that long a time until considering ...

John 21 is also used at papal funerals. It was used for both Pope Francis and Pope St. John Paul II. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who preached last week, barely took notice of the Gospel passage ...

Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of Cardinal Baldassare Reina as the grand chancellor ushers in a new era for the institute that ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

John Paul I’s papacy lasted just 33 days ... wrought with meaning. A Pope Francis II would signify continuity with the late pontiff's pastoral legacy and his prioritizing of the marginalized.

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the ...