Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as Robert Francis Prevost.

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From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons ...

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius said the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV “was first and foremost a unifying experience.

Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their ...

Thousands of workers will benefit from Pope Leo’s monetary gift including those who work in the Vatican’s bookstore, clothing stores, gas stations, and post office, along with the Holy See’s other lay ...

The centuries-old process, known as the Vatican conclave, is steeped in both tradition and mystery. Now that the American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as Pope Leo XIV, the first pope ...

As per the 1929 deal that created the Vatican City State, Italy foots the bill for security costs. During the last conclave in 2013, security, increased public transport and other related expenses ...

Guards are ever present as the cardinals move about the Vatican before their sequestration in the conclave. “The church is nothing without its heritage,” says the venerable princess ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

The Women’s Ordination Conference, which promotes female priesthood, told Reuters on Monday that it plans to release pink smoke from a hill near the Vatican hours before the conclave starts.