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

Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff ... it has taken between three and eight ballots to find a pope. John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days — was ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

When a cardinal receives the necessary two-thirds vote, the dean of the College of Cardinals asks him if he accepts his election ... Most common pope names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius ...