Well a new pope and this is the seventh one, I will see rule. Can't wait to see what the new one will bring. Pius XII (1939-58) Blessed John XXIII (1958-63) Paul VI (1963-78) John Paul I (1978) Blessed John Paul II (1978-2005) Benedict XVI (2005-2013) Francis (2013—) It's been an interest Catholic life so far.