Sixth-seeded Pope John scored on upset win on the back of a dazzling pitching performance from Miles Masone, who tossed six innings of three-hit, one-run ball while walking three batters and ...

Since Pope John XII, there have been 12 Innocents (the first Pope Innocent held the papacy from 401 to 417), seven Urbans (the first Pope Urban reigned from 222 to 230) and six Leos (there were ...

In 12 years, Francis did not change everything, but he made a good start on many issues, moderating the authoritarian, orthodoxy-enforcing stance of his predecessors, the now-sainted John Paul II ...

JOHN: Chosen 23 times by popes, most recently in 1958 by Pope John XXIII.John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the ...

Since 1846, cardinals have taken two to five days to make decisions on the past 12 popes. ... elected Pope John XXIII, in 1958. Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014.

JOHN: Chosen 23 times by popes, most recently in 1958 by Pope John XXIII. John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the ...

Relive Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to Miami. Storms, a blessing under the rain at Tamiami Park, and memories that made history. ... Published Sept. 12, 1987.

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

Since Pope John XII, there have been 12 Innocents (the first Pope Innocent held the papacy from 401 to 417), seven Urbans (the first Pope Urban reigned from 222 to 230) and six Leos ...

In 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him as a cardinal. He asked people not to go to Rome to celebrate his new title, his Vatican biography said, but to use what they would have spent on the trip ...

JOHN: Chosen 23 times by popes, most recently in 1958 by Pope John XXIII. John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the ...