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Vatican gives unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at moments after Pope Leo XIV accepted papacy
Born in Chicago, Leo XIV is the first-ever American pope. After rising through the ranks of the Augustinian Order, Prevost ...
White smoke rises from Vatican as cardinals agree on Pope Francis’ successor
White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the ...
Watch: Catholic Cardinals Sequester Themselves in the Vatican For The Start of The Conclave
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
PHOTOS: Vatican elects new pope
We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave.
Pope Leo XIV congratulated by cardinals and Vatican clerks as he leaves Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
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Social Media Reacts to Vatican Chooses American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as 267th Pope
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the next pope, becoming the first American leader of the Catholic ...
In photos: Nuns from across the world gather on Vatican streets to witness history
Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...
Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...