On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

After a pope dies, the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the "papal conclave." In practice, since at least 1276, the conclave gathers the church ...

attention now shifts to the papal conclave in Vatican City, where powerful members of the Catholic Church are converging to elect the next pontiff. Cardinals from around the world will choose the ...

How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early ...

Pope Leo spoke for about seven minutes during the event, organized by the Chicago archdiocese and broadcast at Rate Field in ...

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

Zuppi was Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine and works closely with the Community of St. Egidio. He was considered a favorite to ...

Discover the inspiring story of the friendship between Bill Bickel and Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, and their ...

Pope Leo XIV was seen wearing a Chicago White Sox hat and now there is a Chicago mass on June 14. Is he coming to the US?

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is ...