P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

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W hite smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signalling that the Vatican has elected a new ...

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Latin Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, May 9, 2025, according to Vatican News. Pope Leo ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the ...

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost reintroduced himself to the world today as Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in history.

Robert Prevost, the choice of the world's Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...