10
May 2025
Why the conclave elected Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican’s veil of secrecy is beginning to lift, shedding light on how 133 cardinals from around he world unexpectedly...
9
May 2025
Pope Leo XIV in His Own Words:
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, the first American to...
9
May 2025
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo has confirmed all top Vatican officials in their current roles on a temporary basis, giving him time to decide before making definitive appointments, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday.
All Vatican senior officials, appointed for five-year terms, serve at the pleasure of the pope. A new pontiff usually rolls...
8
May 2025
Upcoming Events For New Pope
On Sunday, he will lead the Regina Coeli prayer at 12:00 from the central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica. Then on Monday,...
8
May 2025
Augustinian Prior General: Leo XIV is ‘truly close to everyone’
Father Alejandro Moral, a long-time friend of the newly elected Pope, tells Vatican News that the new Pope “immediately spoke...
8
May 2025
How do popes choose their names?
Popes sometimes choose the name of a recent predecessor out of respect or to indicate a desire to continue in...
8
May 2025
Where is Pope Leo XIV from?
Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955. He graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with a degree in mathematics,...
8
May 2025
White smoke emerged from the roof of the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, signaling that a new pope, Pope Leo XIV, was chosen to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
The smoke wafted from the roof after a day and a half of a secretive assembly of 133 cardinals from...
8
May 2025
Pope Leo XIV becomes first North American Pope
White smoke emerged from the roof of the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, signaling that a new pope, Pope Leo XIV,...
5
May 2025
Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave to elect new pope
has announced that it will cut the phone signal within the tiny city state during the conclave to elect a new...