How do you cover the unimaginable? We found out on Thursday, May 8 with the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — an American! — was chosen pope. To most Catholics, even the thought of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KCRG) - Bishop Dennis Walsh of Davenport has issued a response in regard to the election of Pope Leo XIV Thursday. The Bishop said he anticipates the new pope to face challenges ...

In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de Chiclayo in Peru to celebrate a thanksgiving Mass for the election of Pope ...

With no direct communication to the outside world, a key feature of the papal election process is the use of smoke to signal the result of ballots and to announce the election of a new pope.

The 2025 federal election was Australia’s biggest yet, with 710,000 more people on the electoral roll than in 2022. The Australian Election Commission amassed 250,000 pencils, 240,000 vests ...

Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave have taken the oath of secrecy ahead of the election of a new Pope. The Conclave is a secret meeting where Catholic Cardinals will elect a new ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday was a monumental day for Catholics all over the world — as well as posters everywhere. As such, the ascension of Pope Leo XIV prompted one of those ...

Preelection surveys. Let us deal with surveys fielded (a) before the election, about voters’ intentions for election day, (b) on election day itself, about whom voters said they chose at their ...

Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won Sunday's snap election but fell short of a majority, provisional results showed, with the centre-left Socialists and far-right Chega vying for ...

People in the Bay Area reacted with excitement and surprise Thursday following the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff to lead the Catholic Church. Catholics who spoke ...

“In communion with Catholics around the world, the bishops of the United States offer prayers of thanksgiving for the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. … Certainly, we rejoice that a son ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born head of the Catholic Church, as a “great honor” for the United States.