Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to ...

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine cardinal Angel Rossi, one of the 133 now gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope, told ...

Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost was the least American among the American cardinals, having spent most of his ministry in ...

Pope Francis's successor is decided after 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May to start the conclave.

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

In 2013, child abuse protestor Ralph Napierski posed as a cardinal in an attempt to disrupt the conclave. Guards noticed his ...

Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic ...

In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen in the third round ...

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