Don’t expect Gregory XVII (“the 17th”), for instance, because the last pope of that name, Gregory XVI (1831-1846), famously condemned “liberty of conscience” as stemming from what he ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or wretched legacies of the men who have ruled the ...

More conservative candidates may look to Benedict XVII, referencing Pope Benedict XVI's focus on theological orthodoxy and traditional liturgy. Names like Leo XIV or Gregory XVII could also emerge ...

Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI also stepped down, so plumping for Benedict XVII ... Pope" by his detractors because of what they said was his silence during the Holocaust in World War II ...

Dem believe say John XVII (1003) and Clement IV (1265–68) bin marry bifor dem become Pope, and odas bin get affairs and dem father children. Two influential Italian women dey commonly identified ...