May 18 Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000… Continue reading
May 12 Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless. Continue reading
May 09 What makes the first U.S.-born pope an 'unusual' choice By Dan Cooney Pope Leo XIV's election marks the second straight time the cardinals have selected someone from the Americas, as well as a pontiff who had been a member of a religious order. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV addresses St. Peter's Square for the first time By Associated Press “Peace be with you.”… Continue reading
May 08 Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pontiff By Franklin Briceno, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere. Continue reading
May 08 Cardinal Prevost elected next pope, first American pontiff By Associated Press Cardinals chose the new pope on their second day of the papal conclave. Continue reading
May 08 Cardinals hold more rounds of voting after first few papal conclave votes fall short By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon's fourth or fifth ballot. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV, first-ever American pontiff, appears for the first time By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 8:11 As the conclave begins, a look at difficult issues the next pope will face By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Leila Jackson 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. Continue watching
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. Continue reading