From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a moderate voice.

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The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

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6 weeks on the list The late Pope Francis recounts details of his life from his childhood through to key moments of his papacy; translated by Richard Dixon. A co-author of “The Coddling of the ...