Benedict XVII? John Paul III ... The choice can carry a message: a pope signaling continuity with a predecessor or a particular legacy. Names like John, Gregory, and Benedict have been used ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

Ed. Note 5/6/25 2:00 p.m. ET: The new pope is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American whose choice is seen as a major surprise. He has chosen the name Leo XIV. Read about him here. As the latest ...

CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT IS THE CHURCH. SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH. AND WE’VE BEEN HEARING ...

and he was the first pope in more than a century and a half to come from any religious order. The previous one was Gregory XVI, a Camaldolese monk (1831-1846). In all, 34 of the 266 popes have ...

He’s never been pope before,” Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., told reporters at a news conference Friday. “There’s a tendency for all of us to believe ...

Tobin, DiNardo, Gregory, Cupich, and Dolan all encouraged journalists to let Leo grow into the office of pope, watching what he does and says in this new role before casting judgment.

Reacting to the election of a new pope on Thursday afternoon, faith leaders from across the country shared thoughts with Fox News Digital about the choice of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has taken ...