Pope Leo XIV reopened the papal apartment, sealed since Francis’ death. The pope’s residence hasn’t always been in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has announced his motto and coat ... not only “The Confessions,” one of the most widely read books of medieval and early modern times, and “On the Trinity,” but many others ...

But if you’ve ever found yourself chuckling at the angry man-heads on human babies in medieval art, the joke is actually on you: These painters wanted the babies to look like Boomers.

They include five Raphael frescoes and cover 1,500 years of papal politics and 500 years of art history ... Giulio took the name Clement VII when elected pope himself in 1524, following which ...

Pope Francis had his eye on the long game. Just like Warren Buffett, who announced his successor as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway last Saturday, the late pope knew that, in order for his work to ...

The last conclave to last more than a week was in 1831, when Pope Gregory XVI was elected after 51 days of voting. Here’s a breakdown of how the length of conclaves has changed in recent years. The ...

The longest one ever, in the 13th century, took almost three years to choose Pope Gregory X. The shortest conclave on record, in 1503, took just 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III. How long was the ...

The first American Pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday after a two-day conclave. New Orleans Archbishop ...

Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271. How long the conclave of 2025 is expected to be? The last three popes have been elected in two or three days. In 2013, Pope Francis was ...

Cardinal Robert Prévost, 69, was elected pope just after noon CT. This marks the first pope from the United States. Prévost will go by the papal name Pope Leo XIV. White smoke was seen above the ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV has set off a frenzy among those seeking information about the new pontiff, and one question has repeatedly come up. That question is just how old the Pope is ...