More conservative candidates may look to Benedict XVII, referencing Pope Benedict XVI's focus on theological orthodoxy and ...

It’s one of the most powerful symbols marking the start of a new papacy. At the end of the conclave, the name of the new pope ...

Francis II, Benedict XVII and John Paul III were all tipped as possible names for the next pope, but the new pontiff chose an ...

Tradition, reform, or something entirely new? The new pope’s choice of name will speak volumes before he says a word.

Pope Leo XIV. That’s the name Cardinal Robert Prevost opted to take on Thursday after becoming the first American pope elected in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. The 69-year-old’s ...

Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI also stepped down, so plumping for Benedict XVII or Celestine ... was nicknamed "Hitler's Pope" by his detractors because of what they said was his silence during ...

it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. But in modern times, papal conclaves have skewed much shorter: The longest conclave in the 20th century lasted five days. And in 2013 ...

In the 13th century, it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. But in modern times, papal conclaves have skewed much shorter: The longest conclave in the 20th century lasted five days.