In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.

For the longest time, the Catholic Church, particularly the papacy, has been a formidable force in shaping global – and even local – politics. From the Medieval period until today, the papacy in one ...

The Catholic Church's longest-ever papal conclave began in November 1268 and did not conclude until September 1271, a staggering 1,006 days later. The agonizingly drawn-out process to elect a ...

On the second day of a conclave, four rounds of voting are held, and so on, until a new leader of the Catholic Church is elected ... Out of the last five, the longest has only been three days.

Who is the next man destined to lead the Catholic Church? Let’s take a look ... See remaining vacant for three years—the longest modern conclave occurred in 1740. Opened on February 18 ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St.

As the world held its collective breath for white smoke at the Vatican to signal the selection of a new Catholic pope, some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were smugly ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church ... of Leo at a conclave, or College of ...

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church and the wider world, with leaders including Vice President Vance and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes ... remarkably quick 24-hour conclave, appears to have ...

an ultra-luxury train (more on that soon), but my trip had coincided with the start of the conclave, the process by which the Catholic Church’s cardinals elect a new pope. Luckily, this was my ...