Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity ... has published several photos of his meetings with St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI. A young Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, met more than once with ...

White smoke means the opposite. The previous two conclaves — held in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict XVI and in 2013 to elect Pope Francis — also lasted two days. This conclave was “one of the ...

The @Pontifex – Pope Leo XIV post featured some of the photos that have documented ... handle in 2012 during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. It now comes in nine languages -- English ...

This combination of photos ... reform-minded Pope Francis. Born in Wisconsin, he was a bishop there before serving as archbishop of St. Louis from 2004 to 2008. Pope Benedict XVI had made Burke ...

The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of the Sistine Chapel prepared for the arrival of the cardinal electors who will select the next pope in the conclave set to begin on Wednesday. The ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...