American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Fans react to Harry Styles seemingly attending the announcement of Robert Prevost, Leo XIV, as Pope Francis’ successor at the ...

Speaking to BBC News, Mathew Schmalz, a professor in Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, says ...

The cardinals voting inside the chapel were presumably unaware of the meme-worthy performance above their heads. View on ...

Many Catholics in the Northland were pleasantly surprised when the conclave selected an American to become the next Pope.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

POPE Leo XIV is leading his first holy mass in the Sistine Chapel less than 24 hours after being elected. Robert Prevost, 69, ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

In the afternoon, the cardinals walk to the Sistine Chapel-- with its iconic Michelangelo frescoes -- to start the voting process. The vote is held behind closed doors, and its secrecy is closely ...