An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate (BCP) expresses its strong opposition to Pope Leo XIV, highlighting concerns over his ...

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s.

When Robert Prevost was elected pope this week, he chose one of the most popular papal names. The lives of the Pope Leos who ...

A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

If you have never seen the uniforms of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard — personal bodyguards to the pope — imagine that St. Peter’s ...

Wednesday, May, 7 2025, will be the start of the process to choose the new pope. Eligible to vote are the cardinal-electors, ...

Pope Leo VIII technically came to power in 963, succeeding the brief and scandal-ridden papacy of John XII, and ruled in a ...

Woolworths reckons families spend $150 on their weekly shop. We want to know what they're eating. Plus, *is* it cocaine? (No, no it is not.) ...

The choice of this name 'Leo' could be widely interpreted as a nod to the historical strength of the papacy under previous ...

Here is a brief history of the papal name Leo and how it could impact the future decision of the newly appointed Pope, Leo ...

Pope Leo V, born in Italy, was pope for less than two months in 903 A.D. He was the 118th pope. Leo V was "deposed and ...