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The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected by the cardinals on May 9, 2025, was officially inaugurated ...
Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church.
White smoke appeared from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that cardinals had elected a successor to Pope Francis. That man was revealed to be Robert Prevost, the first ...
Pope Leo XIV watched the papal apartments get unsealed this weekend. His predecessor didn't live in the traditional apartments at the Vatican. It's unclear where the new pope will live ...
Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...
According to the Vatican, Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. The newly elected pope is Robert Francis Prevost, a Cardinal from Chicago. He is the first ...
VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in favour of a Vatican hotel, according to ...
Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of ...
Following a short, two-day conclave, the first-ever American born pope was elected by a two-thirds majority of 133 Cardinals on Thursday — and he’s from Chicago ... Leo to the Vatican in ...
observers say a pope’s dress code provides hints about his vision. Cardinals from more than 70 nations gather at the Vatican to choose a new Catholic leader after the death of Francis.