Problems with St. Malachy legend arise quickly. The text in question is a list of 112 phrases said to be associated with popes, beginning with Celestine II, who was named pope in 1143, Weiss said.

After the whirlwind of his election and a nonstop round of public and private meetings ever since, Pope Leo XIV has chosen to ...

A legend involving an ancient doomsday prophesy could be interpreted to say Pope Francis' death marked the last head of the Catholic Church – but don't get too worried.. The legend traces back ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

The new pope is half a year older than I am, and thus an "OK Boomer" American Catholic, though one with a missionary’s heart and a zeal to serve the poor.He will not, however, be able to (or ...

The last Pope to select Leo was Pope Leo XIII, who held papacy from 1878 to 1903 and had “liberalistic and conciliatory” views, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.

The new pope is taking the regnal name Leo XIV. The last Pope Leo was in office from 1878 to 1903. Perhaps his most famous written work is Rerum novarum, an 1891 encyclical "on capital and labor ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church. ... where the last pope was laid to rest after his death on April 21.

The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810. He served as pope from 1878 until his death in 1903, making his 25-year papacy the fourth longest in the church’s ...

Why Pope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican 05:48. Pope Francis used his last will and testament to detail his wishes for where he would like to be interred following his death. Those ...

People bid farewell to Pope Francis at his open coffin in St. Peter's Basilica on his last day of lying in state, April 25, 2025. Christoph Reichwein / picture alliance via Getty Images ...

Pope Francis’ final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported.