Boston College’s Dr. Gregory Noone discusses the historic election of Pope Leo, the first American pope, highlighting his ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Thursday marked an extremely important day in the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV was chosen as its 267th leader. Leo XIV, ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

But it has not always been so quick: The conclave that ended with the election of Pope Gregory X on Sept. 1, 1271, took two years, nine months and two days. The period between the death of a pope ...

Numerous sarcophagi have also been found in the necropolis. The body of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for about seven months, was famously exhumed for a posthumous trial in 897. In a papal ...

Choosing Pope Francis' successor is a mix of tradition ... and resulted in the election of Gregory X. That said, since 1831 no conclave has lasted more than four days. Up to four rounds of voting ...

By The New York Times A new Roman Catholic pope has been chosen. Read more about Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV. Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be ...

Francis, a Jesuit from Argentina who died in the early hours of April 21 at age 88, after 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, was the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.

The papal conclave took place this week, and the white smoke that issued from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday at 6:07 p.m. local time indicated a new pope has been chosen. After the ...

There’s an old saying that goes, “He who enters the conclave as pope leaves it as a cardinal.” Thus, it should not come as a surprise that none of the cardinals listed in this post from ...