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Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff was crowned with an elaborate gold and jewel-encrusted papal tiara. By ...

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

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Each new pope, once chosen by a conclave of the College of Cardinals, can take on a new name, one infused with meaning, history and tradition. Francis was the first pope from the Americas ...

For complete version, click here. Catholics around the world are wondering who the papal conclave will elect as pope – and what name the new pontiff will choose for himself, a clue that could ...

With the election of a new pope, attention now turns not just to who he is, but what name has he chosen. That is because the papal name carries deep symbolic weight and offers the first glimpse ...

Yesterday, the world was introduced to the newest leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was elected after just two days and was born in Chicago, making him the ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

The conclave to elect a new pope has, naturally, unleashed a deluge of commentary in both Catholic and secular media. Everyone from laypeople to cardinal-electors inside of the Church — and ...

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Once a new pope is voted in, the name he chooses could signal the direction the Catholic Church moves in the coming years. The announcement "Habemus Papa," or, "We have a pope," will be made from ...