Cardinal Zuppi was welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Roman Catholics and wrote an introduction for the Italian edition of a 2017 book about reaching out to gay Catholics by the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit ...

FILE - Newly elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, right, receives his biretta from Pope Francis as he is elevated in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on the central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, after being selected as pope at the conclave at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope and is seen as a diplomat in the church.

Media Cardinal Dolan gives inside look into conclave, Holy Spirit's role in selecting a new pope Church leaders will gather May 7 to start selecting a new pope ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong approaches the Petriano entrance next to St. Peter’s Square to attend a general congregation meeting in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican April 25, 2025.

Cardinal Parolin officiating during a Mass for tens of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City after Pope Francis’ death. Damien Meyer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...