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Francis II? What Papal Name Might the Next Pope Pick?
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 ...
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What we can learn from the new pope’s choice of name
The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...
Staten Island Advance17d
John Paul, Francis, Pius: New pope’s name can forecast Vatican’s vision
Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...
Opinion
‘A Kind of Last Hurrah for Liberal Catholicism?’: Three Conservative Catholics on Pope Francis and the Conclave
Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at National Review, and Dan Hitchens, a senior editor at First Things, to discuss ...
Why do popes choose different names and what could the name of the new pope be?
Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...
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What name the new pope chooses can signal what's ahead
Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after the progressive Vatican II-era pope. The most popular papal name of the 20th century, Pius, would be a clear signal that a ...
Could Pope Leo mediate between Russia and Ukraine? Trump thinks so.
The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...