First pope to succeed a retired pope in 600 years plans mass, prayers. VATICAN CITY, March 14, 2013— -- There was not a "dry eye in the house" at the Sistine Chapel the moment when former ...
In the wake of Pope Francis’ election, much ado has been made about his choice of name. Given that his namesake—Francis of Assisi—has been (since the late 1970s) the “patron saint of ecology,” this ...