To this day, the papal conclave is held at the historic Sistine Chapel, which has been the case since 1878, when Leo XIII was ...

See possible papal contenders » When they ... new pope by his chosen papal name. The new pope will then speak briefly and say a prayer. His formal coronation will take place days after his ...

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

The Argentine Pope asked forgiveness for the "abuses in Ireland, abuses of power, conscience and sexual abuses" perpetrated by Church leaders. It was the first papal visit to Ireland for 39 years.