America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not ...

His resignation was the first by a pope since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first on a pope's initiative since Celestine V in 1294. Francis then went on to recount an anecdote: on one occasion in ...

This was the first resignation of a pope in 600 years. Before him, Pope Gregory XII resigned in 1415, Pope Celestine V in 1294, and Pope Benedict in 1045. The Pope must submit a letter of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...