New Pontiff uses historic Sunday appearance to call for an end to war and promote unity among nations VATICAN CITY — In a powerful and widely anticipated moment, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday address from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, using the occasion to issue an emotional appeal for peace across war-torn […]
On Thursday, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang, signaling that the cardinals had chosen a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and lead the Roman Catholic Church. The decision was made during the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who entered seclusion […]
A plume of black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling that the first vote in the highly anticipated papal conclave has not produced a new pope. The signal came as thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, eyes fixed on the chapel’s rooftop flue, waiting in hushed […]
A new chapter in the Catholic Church’s history is underway as approximately 130 cardinals from across the globe convene in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who recently passed on. Gathered beneath Michelangelo’s iconic The Last Judgment fresco, the cardinals began casting their first ballots in what many observers are calling […]