Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 years old on April 21, 2025, leaves behind a legacy marked by compassion, humility, and a ...

One such pontiff was Pope Gregory XIII. Purported miscalculations in the Julian calendar spurred Gregory XIII to decree a new calendar in 1582 – as the spring equinox had fallen back to early ...

Francis still had a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to ...

The Gregorian calendar, still in use today, was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Among papal names, John remains the most popular, having been used legitimately by 21 pontiffs. In terms of ...

Pope Leo XIII died in 1903 and was initially buried ... during the 13th century lasted almost three years before Pope Gregory X was selected. Fox News' Alec Schemmel contributed reporting.

Pope Francis will have a different funeral from his predecessors, in accordance with his own wishes. In 2024, he decided to ...

It was commissioned in the late 16th century by Pope Gregory XIII. Around 20 years ago, I had the rare opportunity to visit the Meridian Hall—also known as the Sundial Room—inside the tower ...

But the two churches started using different calendars after Pope Gregory XIII’s adaptation in 1582, when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept ...

At 81 years old, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest pope at time ... Of the nine popes who reigned in the 20th century – beginning with Leo XIII, whose papacy ended in 1903 – their average ...

He was surpassed only by Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at age 93 ... The other most common papal names include Benedict, Gregory, Clement, and Leo. Regardless of which papal name is chosen ...