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Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful. Leo ...
The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate ...
Nuns react to white smoke from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Marko Djurica/REUTERS) ...
Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...
We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave. Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope, the first U.S. pontiff in ...
VATICAN MEDIA. The Chicago-born pope’s gesture of gratitude in the Sistine Chapel came just hours after he was selected by the cardinals on the second day of the conclave.
The first sign of smoke emerged around 3 p.m. ET, or 9 p.m. local time in Rome on Wednesday, May 7, according to the Vatican. The smoke was black, meaning a new pope had not been chosen. Smoke ...
Crowds gather on St Peter's Square as they wait for smoke to signify if a new pope has been elected at the conclave on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Getty After two days of contemplation ...