Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass ... respects during three days of public viewing. Only Italy and Germany were invited ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

Pope Leo XIV’s American and Peruvian experience offers a compelling moral and economic lens through which to examine the ...

At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of the ...

The appointment of long-serving chancellor Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro appears to be a sign of continuity with the outgoing ...

Pope Leo said the encyclical "has had an extraordinary impact, inspiring countless initiatives and teaching everyone to ...

Until the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the smoke was carried out in the ... "Of course there are different points of view," acknowledged Arborelius, who is attending his first conclave.

British Ambassador to the Holy See Chris Trott has voiced excitement over the recent election of Pope Leo XIV and has said he ...

Both Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI were in their 70s when they were ... compassion for the forgotten continues to inspire us to view the stranger as Christ. "I am profoundly grateful to ...

(Alessio Paduano for CNN) A view of St. Peter’s Square ... The previous two conclaves — held in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict XVI and in 2013 to elect Pope Francis — also lasted two days.