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Irish prophet Malachy predicted the world will end after reign of current pope. Sept. 5, 2009 — -- The prophecies of the Irish saint Malachy, the 12th century bishop of Armagh who predicted ...
The prospect of a retired pope trying to influence the current pope was the nightmare scenario canon lawyers and theologians warned about in 2013 when Benedict retired and chose to retain the ...
In May of 2020, Pope Leo (under his @drprevost handle) reposted a Peanuts panel meme to X. The comic strip (written in Spanish) depicted a conversation between Charlie Brown and his beloved dog ...
The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers ...
Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...
He appointed 80 percent of the current cardinals, selecting them from around the world – with a particular emphasis on the Global South – and choosing people with different ideological leanings.
When current Pope Francis took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, he signaled a shift toward humility, peace, and advocacy for the poor. His real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ...
The current cardinal chamberlain, camerlengo in Italian, Kevin Joseph Farrell, automatically became the Vatican’s top administrator, charged with revealing to the world the pope has passed.
The prospect of a retired pope trying to influence the current pope was the nightmare scenario canon lawyers and theologians warned about in 2013 when Benedict retired and chose to retain the ...
Cardinal Robert McElroy said that the "mechanism" being used for Trump's immigration crackdown was the "creation of fear" ...
The current Pope Leo has already offered Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a place to negotiate. In the wake of the U.S. bombing of Iran, ...