The year after he returned there, in 1814, Pius VII decreed the feast of Mary, Help of Christians would be celebrated on May 24. This year, a day later on May 25, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass ...

Six hundred years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, to walk barefoot in the snow for miles before granting him forgiveness at Canossa ...

“We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said. Treverton is a professor of international relations at the University of Southern California and a former ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich and Cardinal Wilton Gregory, also a South Side native, spoke about their experience in the conclave and electing the first American pope, Leo XIV, who is from this city.

The longest one ever, in the 13th century, took almost three years to choose Pope Gregory X. The shortest conclave on record, in 1503, took just 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III. How long was the ...

The first American Pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday after a two-day conclave. New Orleans Archbishop ...

Cardinal Robert Prévost, 69, was elected pope just after noon CT. This marks the first pope from the United States. Prévost will go by the papal name Pope Leo XIV. White smoke was seen above the ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV has set off a frenzy among those seeking information about the new pontiff, and one question has repeatedly come up. That question is just how old the Pope is ...

In past centuries, the process could be very lengthy. Choosing Pope Gregory X took more than a thousand days, beginning in December 1268 and not reaching a decision until Sept. 1, 1271.

Speaking again in Italian, the pope said the faithful want “a synodal Church, one that looks always for peace, for charity, and to be close to those who suffer.” Recalling the day’s feast ...