Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

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

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, ...

More voting to take place today after black smoke appears in Vatican election for next pope - It comes after the 133 cardinal ...

VATICAN CITY – In the balloting to choose ... who died in April. Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy, a close confidante of the previous pope, and Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary, a known ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

Pope Leo XIV had been in office for less than a day before he was presented with his first significant diplomatic test.

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