FILE - Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces the newly elected Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, elected on March 13, 2013, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church ...
The most senior members of the Catholic Church have begun the process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis. The cardinal electors gathered inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday ...
Ed. Note 5/6/25 2:00 p.m. ET: The new pope is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American whose choice is seen as a major surprise. He has chosen the name Leo XIV. Read about him here. As the latest conclave ...
As part of its broader reckoning with the Catholic Church's colonial past, the Vatican in 2023 formally repudiated the ...
Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal vicar for Rome, stands next to Pope Francis as the newly elected pontiff appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday ...
Queen Elizabeth II reigned for seven decades, so she obviously did more than most monarchs. However, her son Charles ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That’s among the shortest conclaves in ...
The first clue of the next pope's direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...