The curious fact that links the new Pope Leo XIV and Leo XIII, will the pontificate last the same length of time?

After the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would be succeeded by Leo XIV, thousands of parishioners and followers of the religion were delighted with the results of the conclave.

However, all sorts of content regarding the new pontiff has begun to appear on social media, including a theory that has internet users speculating about how long Leo XIV could remain at the head of the Vatican.

The curious fact has to do with the pontificate of Leo XIII. According to National Geographic Spain, Leo XIII was the Vatican's longest-serving pope. He took office when he was about to turn 69 and was a bridge between modernity and tradition.

Leo XIII published the encyclical Rerum Novarum ('On the New World'), which laid the foundations of the Church's Social Doctrine. The pope died at the age of 93, after 25 years in power.

From there, different users on social networks have found it striking that the new Pope Leo XIV is also over 69 years old , the age at which Leo XIII began his term in the Vatican.

With this in mind, the internet world began to assume that the new Pope could last the same pontificate as Leo XIII, that is, 25 years.

The longest-serving popes have been:

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