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Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican

World May 09

What makes the first U.S.-born pope an ‘unusual’ choice

By Dan Cooney

Nation May 08

Conclave elects the new pope, at the Vatican
Watch 2:38
Pope Leo XIV selected as first American to lead Catholic Church

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. In his first remarks as the leader of more…

By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris

Nation May 08

Conclave elects the new pope, at the Vatican
Watch 7:53
What Pope Leo XIV’s election means for the future of the church and Catholics worldwide

To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at…

By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins

World May 07

Conclave elects the new pope, at the Vatican
WATCH: Pope Leo XIV, first-ever American pontiff, appears for the first time

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo…

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Nation May 07

Conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican
Watch 8:11
As the conclave begins, a look at difficult issues the next pope will face

Black smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signifying that the cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first ballot. The cardinals are considering difficult and divisive issues as they choose the next pontiff.

By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Leila Jackson

May 07

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected in 1st conclave vote

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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May 07

WATCH: World watches for smoke from Sistine Chapel as papal conclave begins

By Associated Press

Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave.

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May 06

Watch 7:24
Understanding the conclave, the secretive process to choose a new pope

By John Yang, Maea Lenei Buhre

Wednesday, Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

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May 06

How does the movie ‘Conclave’ compare to the real thing? Here’s what experts say

By Dan Cooney

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery to everyone beyond the Sistine Chapel.

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May 06

‘We need a superman!’ Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Although they come from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinal electors seem fundamentally united in insisting that they need to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a teacher, a bridge who can unite the church and…

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