Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and spoke May…
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First US pope: White Sox fan, Villanova grad, Peru missionary, Vatican leader
byBy Maria Wiering, OSV News Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back…
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s…
Who was Pope Leo XIII, the father of social doctrine?
byBy Russell Shaw, OSV News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who…
‘A missionary at heart’: Catholic groups welcome Pope Leo XIV, first US-born pope
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV — the second pope from the Americas, and the first U.S.-born pontiff…
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis,…
Habemus Papam — Cardinals elect a new pope on second day of conclave
byBy RUBY THOMAS Record Staff Writer Thick white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at 12:09 p.m. (EDT) May 8, the…
A morning of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at…
Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect…
Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over…