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

JOHN: Chosen 23 times by popes, most recently in 1958 by Pope John XXIII. John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the ...

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to ...

“I want one exactly like John,” the woman declared, referring to Pope John XXIII, who had died recently. “He needn’t be exactly the same,” the priest countered. “The important thing is ...

ROME (AP) — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...