habemus-papam

A cross-platform JavaScript tool that provides information about the current Pope of the Catholic Church. This is the core CLI and library package from the monorepo.

✝️ About "Habemus Papam"

"Habemus Papam" means "We have a Pope." It is the traditional announcement by the Cardinal Protodeacon from St. Peter's Basilica, marking the election of a new pope — a ritual dating back to the 15th century symbolizing continuity in the Catholic Church.

📦 Install

pnpm add habemus-papam
# or
npm install habemus-papam

🖥️ CLI Usage

npx habemus-papam

Output:

Habemus Papam!
Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) was elected on 2025-05-08.
Today is the election day of the current pope!

📚 Usage as a Library

import { isElectionDayToday, getCurrentPope } from 'habemus-papam';

console.log(getCurrentPope());
console.log(isElectionDayToday());

🧩 Chrome Extension

This package is part of a monorepo that also includes a browser extension.
🧩 View on Chrome Web Store

👤 Author

Vinicius Souza
https://github.com/viniciuspizettadesouza

📄 License

Licensed under the MIT License.