Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope ...

Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, stunning ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, is vowing to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

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Chris Quilpa Habemus papam! We have a new pope, and he’s from the United States of America! Who would ever think that there would be a pope from America, a global power? No one expected that coming.

Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

Fr. Schmidt says in past centuries, some conclaves have lasted for months, but no conclave has lasted more than four days ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the ...