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

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How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

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New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address - The new pope will give his first Sunday blessing and ...

Pope Leo XIV will meet more than 6,000 journalists and media workers on Monday (May 12) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, ...

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

It was an electrifying moment on Thursday May 8 when Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, 14 September 1955) was elected the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.