Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday, the world cheered as his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged on the same balcony on Thursday.
Pope Leo has issued a call to “disarm words” in a veiled swipe at US president Donald Trump during his first address to international media. Taking to the stage in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, the new ...
WASHINGTON — White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, signaling that the College of Cardinals had elected a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The ...
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican as he leads, for the first time, the midday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 11, 2025. (CNS ...
AP video journalist Obed Lamy traveled to the new pope’s hometown of Chicago to capture local reaction to Robert Prevost’s selection as pontiff. He began at the home of the pope’s brother, John, who ...