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

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

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Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's election in 1922.

The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...

(CNS/Vatican Media ... informs the people in St. Peter's Square that the election has taken place and announces the name of the new pope: "Habemus Papam," Latin for "We have a pope." ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast doubt on Friday over the Vatican as a potential location for peace talks between ...

The conclave included 133 cardinals who were eligible to participate in a papal election. United States Vice President JD Vance met on Monday, May 19, at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV ...

The conclave to select the next pope will begin ... St. Peter’s Square of the election’s status. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican indicates a new round of voting is set ...

Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House ...