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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

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 ...

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

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.

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.

As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

With that name, Pope Francis led a papacy that focused on people ... s priorities was trying to revive the faith in Europe. JOHN PAUL: The papacy’s first composite name was chosen by Cardinal ...