Game changer as Pope Francis says he named himself after Francis of Assisi

Pope Francis has just explained that he chose his name Francis after St. Francis of Assisi reports BBC.  Photo by Servizio Fotografico L'Osservatore Romano via Getty Images.  Read more...

First non-European Pope in 1200 years is elected and he is not Petrus Romanus!

Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected the 266th Pontiff, Pope Francis I on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican, appearing here on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.  Read more...

Vatican Swiss Guards catch fedora-donning fake bishop!

Fedora-donning fake bishop Ralph Napierski shakes hands and poses with Cardinal Sergio Sebiastiana in a courtyard at the Vatican, Rome, Italy on March 4, 2013.  Crop of photo by Vicenzo Pinto/Getty Images.  Read more...