The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and it didn’t take the papal conclave long to make it happen. On the fourth ballot, taken in the grandeur of the Sistine Chapel, the cardinal electors chose a new pope, who was announced as Pope Leo XIV. Habe ...
Pope Francis, considered by Roman Catholic dogma to be Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome, and Servant of the Servants of God, died on April 21 in Rome at age 88. His 12-year papacy was mar ...