Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

Cardinals don’t campaign to be the next pope, but there are always those among them that are considered favorites or ...

St. Malachy gave an account of his visions to Pope Innocent II, but the document remained ... For example, the one about Pope Urban VIII is Lilium et Rosa (the lily and the rose).

Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, is the most recent pope to be buried at St. Mary Major, having been laid to rest there ...