While it only took him two weeks to publish a book on Pope Leo XIV, Dr. Matthew Bunson humourously refuted the notion that he ...

Still, three short quotes are coloring the early picture. In 2012, at a meeting of bishops in Rome presided over by the more traditional Pope Benedict XVI, Prevost, then the prior general of the ...

December 31st was not just the death of Benedict XVI ... of quotes from Benedict's writings and the sacred scriptures. He mentioned Benedict by name only once, at the very end. The pope looked ...

A striking corrective to the traditional Catholic view that the Pope is the rock on which the church is built is contained in Leo XIV’s sermon at his Inauguration Mass, last week. The sermon appears ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost has led some two dozen public events but not made notable appointments, nor announced ...

With folded hands, Pope Benedict XVI stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica April 19, 2005, before a crowd of nearly 100,000 people. (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Alessia Giuliani ...

The most common papal name is John, followed by Gregory and Benedict. Although there has been a Pope John XXIII, there have only been 21 legitimate popes named John. That's because John XVI was an ...

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On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Pope Benedict XVI chose his name in 2005 to reflect both continuity and a commitment to intellectual tradition, invoking Benedict XV. Choosing the name Leo connects the new pope to a long legacy ...

Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to Benedict XV, who led the church during World War I, but also to St. Benedict of Nursia, who founded the Benedictine Order and influenced the spread of Christianity ...