Catholic Church

President Donald Trump and other leaders congratulated Pope Leo XIV as he becomes leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

The new leader of the Catholic Church is American Robert Francis Prevost, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday and the second Pope from the Americas.

White smoke poured from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signifying that a new pope had been selected.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the first American pope in history. Follow along for live updates.

Students and faculty at the University of Dallas are eagerly awaiting the selection of the next pope and plan to gather in a common area around a large screen for the announcement.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Black smoke was seen around 9 p.m. local time, signaling that a new pope had not been selected on the first day of the conclave.

Who is voting for the next pope? Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Cardinal Joseph Tobin are among the US cardinals eligible.

Cardinal electors swore Wednesday to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave, as well as to avoid any secular politics in their votes for a new pope.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the Church. The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope’s official residence in Vatican...

“Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia. Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden’s “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews...

The focus of the world on Vatican City as the papal conclave is set to begin and the College of Cardinals select Pope Francis’ successor.

Cardinals did not elect a new pope Wednesday on the first day of the conclave. Follow along for live updates.

The University of Dallas has a campus in Rome. There, students and staff await word that a new pope has been selected. 온라인카지노사이트 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

As cardinals prepare to elect a new Pope, students and faculty at the University of Dallas gather in prayer and anticipation. Professor Susan Hanssen, who also teaches in Rome, shares the spiritual and historical significance of this moment. 온라인카지노사이트 5’s Candace Sweat has more.

The Vatican prepares as 133 cardinals gather to elect the next pope. From surrendered phones to locked doors, here’s how the conclave will unfold.

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pope. Despite hailing from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the 2,000-year-old church credible and relevant today, especially to young people. That’s a tall...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history.