He spoke in Italian, Latin and Spanish in first message as pope Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost (C) arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica ...

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin wants a statue of the new pope at the Illinois statehouse, paid for in part with a commemorative ...

Pope Leo XIV persuaded the Arizona clergyman to return from his retirement as urgent appointments were being made earlier ...

The Holy See Press Office, on Friday, unveiled the official schedule for Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. His Inaugural Mass will take place at 10am (Rome time ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on whether an American could be elected pope.

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By Eve Sampson Robert Francis Prevost, the American-born cardinal who was elected pope on Thursday, overcame what many saw as long-shot odds for the papacy. Here’s a brief timeline for the Roman ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago has just been elected Pope Leo XIV, and while the world watched him, the internet was watching something else entirely: memes The smoke has cleared, the bells ...

Catholic cardinals broke tradition on Thursday (May 8, 2025) and elected the first U.S. Pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a ...

At 6:07 p.m. local time, white smoke billowed out of the chimney, indicating a new pope has been chosen. Some of the cardinals reportedly watched the movie "Conclave." ...

Pope Francis had a similar timeline in 2013. John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was ...