Prevost is one of 137 special bishops able to vote to elect a new pope. And Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, the socially progressive archbishop of Washington, D.C., until retiring in January ...

But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013. Gregory was 88 when he stepped down in ...

But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013. Gregory was 88 when he stepped down ...

When a pope is named, they take on a new papal name that replaces their secular name. Francis was the first Francis. The most common papal name is John, followed by Benedict and Gregory.

Pope Francis has been pictured for the first time since he was hospitalised over a month ago. The Pontiff has been in hospital since February recovering from pneumonia and shared a message earlier ...

The Vatican said the pontiff also did some work on Sunday. The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he continues to ...

Chicago-born Wilton Gregory was appointed the first African American cardinal in 2020 by Pope Francis. Until his January retirement, Cardinal Gregory was archbishop of Washington, D.C. Gregory ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting f ...

It goes without saying that it's a big deal when a pope dies, but procedurally? It's an ever bigger deal for the Catholic church. Pope Francis — who, thankfully, is still alive! — actually ...

Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was ...