Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The conclave of May 7–8 has yet to reveal all its secrets. But two weeks after the election of Leo XIV, our reporters in Rome ...

In just over 24 hours and after at least four separate ballots, 133 cardinals reached a historic consensus beneath the ...

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

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A view of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) A view of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals gather to elect ...