According to HotNews, few modern popes have kept their baptismal names, with rare exceptions like Marcellus II and Adrian VI.

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The next pope to change his name was Peter Canepanova in the 10th century, who became John XIV to avoid being called Peter II (more on that below), said Liam Temple, assistant professor in the ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

As the world waits for the conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pontiff, another question remains at the back of everyone’s ...

The Catholic Church’s first pope from the Augustinian order is already helping to educate the faithful through his deep ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

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