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. He is the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church, elected by his… Robert Prevost, 69 years old first American pope … Read more
A plume of thick black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling that the cardinals locked inside have not yet chosen a new pope in their first round of voting. The signal came roughly three hours and 15 minutes after 133 cardinals from around… Black smoke emerges as cardinals … Read more
Thick black smoke has this evening billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the College of Cardinals has not yet reached a decision on the election of a new pope. The smoke, a traditional signal seen around the world, confirms that further rounds of… Pope not elected as black smoke emerges from … Read more
The 133 Catholic Cardinals have entered into the Sistine Chapel as part of the ongoing Conclave to elect a new Pope. The Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel under the supervision of Michelangelo’s frescoes. The Vatican said the Cardinals entered into the chapel in a reverse… Cardinals finally enter Sistine Chapel as Conclave to elect new … Read more
Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on Wednesday. A ringing of bells will accompany puffs of white smoke announcing that a new pontiff has been chosen to lead the world’s Roman Catholics. Advertisement However,… How the conclave will elect the new pope … Read more
The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their 9th in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the new pontiff will face before they are locked into… New Pope: Cardinals in closed-door session ahead … Read more
United States President, Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated picture of himself dressed in papal attire as the Pope. Trump posted the picture in a post via his Truth Social account on Friday night. Recall that Francis, who died in April, suffered a stroke and heart… Reactions as Trump posts picture of himself as Pope … Read more