Pope Leo spent the days leading up to the secretive vote in the Vatican that would make him the first American head of the ...

For Vatican observers, Pope Leo XIV is the biggest shock since the last conclave, when an Argentine Jesuit who was on nobody’s list became Pope Francis. How did this happen? Prior to the 2013 conclave ...

Both brothers were thrilled for their youngest sibling. They believe he will be a wonderful pope and are cheering for his ...

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world on Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pontiff warns against picking ‘technology, success’ over faith amid ‘anti-Trump’ claims - The 69-year-old former cardinal was ...

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The bells of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño rang joyfully in the early hours of Friday, May 9, as white smoke rose over ...

The Conclave Election announcement of Pope Leo XIV drew a massive crowd to Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

It took only two days of voting for the College of Cardinals to elect a new pope—a scenario prediction markets, in the days ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the successor to Pope Francis on Thursday (May 8) after 133 cardinals voted in ...

Tears swelled in Nancy Eder’s eyes when she found out Robert F. Prevost was elected as the Vatican’s first American pope and ...

The conclave has selected Cardinal Robert Prevost to be the next Pope of the Catholic Church and he is making history as the first American in the prestigious role. The 69-year-old from Chicago has ...