Approximately 200 people, including Castel Gandolfo Mayor Alberto de Angelis, attended the pope’s solemn Mass held at the ...

"We must always seek a ceasefire. The violence, the many deaths, must stop. Let's see how they can come to an agreement," Leo ...

Cardinal Cupich meets Chicago youngsters who reenacted papal conclave Students in Lakeview were visited by someone who helped choose Pope Leo XIV in the real conclave.

Crowds cheer in St. Peter's Square as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, indicating the election of a new pope. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) A ...

“When the pope emerges on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, he is the pope for the entire Roman Catholic Church, regardless of the election results inside the Sistine Chapel,” Long said.

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built. It is dedicated to the Blessed Mother. The Pauline Chapel takes its name from Pope Paul III and is dedicated to the ...

Yesterday, the conclave began gathering in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Today, white smoke issued from the chimney, signaling that a new pope has been chosen. No name ...

Faithful celebrate after white smoke appears at the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...