As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for humanity, peace and respect for the dignity of all people.
Pope Francis is 88 years old. He is the second oldest pope. Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93. Pope Francis became ...
Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator ...
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choosing the name of Pope Leo XIII. Eugenio Pacelli served as camerlengo from 1935 to 1939 and was elected pope in 1939, taking the name of Pope Pius XII.