As the conclave to select the next Roman Catholic pontiff begins, many Vatican-watchers are wondering: Where will Francis’ successor fit in the panorama of end-time prophecy? For centuries, each new pope has been eyed against a document known as the “Prophecy of St. Malachy,” first published in 1595—said to be the Irish monk Malachy’s twelfth-century vision of 112 men who would lead the Roman church, with each given a brief motto—often tied to a birthplace, heritage, or coat of arms—beginning with Celestine II in 1143 and ending with a man called Petrus Romanus, “Peter the Roman.” - Full text here: https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/malachy-or-malachi