On May 6, 2025, schoolchildren at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago held a mock ...

Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a ...

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

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

Reglious and political leaders have welcomed Pope Leo XIV – the first American to be elected head of the Catholic Church.