Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Prevost, 69, is the first Augustinian friar to become pope ... Before Francis, the last pope from a religious order was Gregory XVI, a Benedictine Camaldolese monk who was pope from 1831 to 1846, ...

Pope Leo XIV says he chose the name in honor of Leo XIII, connecting his predecessor’s focus on workers during the industrial ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts ...

Most common pope names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been John ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal election by “compromise,” after a long struggle between supporters ...