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The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...
Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...
The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.
Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...
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One conclave in the 13th century took nearly three years. Others took just one day. Pope Francis was elected on the second ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...