Francesca Pollio Fenton

5 days ago | acidigital.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton

9 de mai de 2025 às 15:56 Robert Francis Prevost foi eleito ontem (8) papa Leão XIV pelo Colégio dos Cardeais como o 266º sucessor de são Pedro, tornando-o o 267º papa e o primeiro dos EUA. Seguem abaixo 14 curiosidades sobre o papa Leão XIV: Receba as principais de ACI Digital por WhatsApp e Telegram Está cada vez mais difícil ver notícias católicas nas redes sociais.

5 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton |Catherine Harmon

Vatican City, Aug 26, 2018 / 07:05 pm (CNA).- Please read below for CNA’s full transcript of the Pope’s Aug. 26 in-flight press conference from Dublin to Rome:  Greg Burke:  Holy Father, thanks for this time you’re dedicating to us after two intense days. Certainly, there were difficult moments.

6 days ago | catholicnewsagency.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton

CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 06:00 am On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, making him the 267th pope and the first from the United States.   Here are 14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV: Robert Francis Prevost was born on Sept. 14, 1955, in Chicago to Louis Marius Prevost, of French and Italian descent, and Mildred Martínez, of Spanish descent. He has two brothers, Louis Martín and John Joseph.

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton |Nick Olszyk

Papal names: What are the most and least popular? By Francesca Pollio Fenton for CNA Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 3, 2025 — the feast of Sts. Philip and James — in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 10:38 am (CNA). John, Pius, Leo, and Alexander. These are just a few of the names popes have taken over the centuries.

1 week ago | catholicnewsagency.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton

CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 10:38 am John, Pius, Leo, and Alexander. These are just a few of the names popes have taken over the centuries. When the white smoke appears and a new pope is chosen, he is asked: “By what name shall you be called?” This tradition began in 533. Popes during the earlier centuries kept their birth names after their election. There were some popes who chose to change their names before this time, such as Mercurius.