While discussing the pope's first official visit post-election, Gillespie tells PEOPLE, "Ordinarily, there's a reception where the new pope sits on the throne of St. Peter, and is sort of greeted ...

Agostino Giovagnoli, a professor of Church history at Milan’s Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, described the more methodical approach that has emerged from the first month of the pontificate ...

Without a clear date yet, the new Pope will celebrate the Mass for the beginning of the Pontificate before political and religious leaders from around the world in the coming days. Although Leo ...

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 ...

The new Pope has not yet specified why he has decided to be known as Pope Leo XIV. ... he was the 256th occupant of the throne of St Peter and led the Catholic Church until his death in 1903.

The process of electing a new Pope is shrouded in secrecy, ... That said, he has not been named as one of the papabile, and would be a longshot for the throne of St Peter. Nevertheless, ...

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.

Pope Francis, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died after an extended respiratory illness on April 21, the ...

Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.

The author of the hit novel turned Oscar-nominated picture Conclave said the King revealed to him that he has watched the film. Robert Harris, 68, was formally made a CBE by Charles for services to ...

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.