Hundreds of thousands of people gathered for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88 after 12 years at the head of the ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, prompting an outpouring of tributes from world leaders and major celebrities. The Vatican has since confirmed that the pontiff's funeral will ...

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It was American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost: Pope Leo XIV, as he will now be known. On May 8, 2025 - the second day of the conclave following Pope Francis' death - the College of Cardinals ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core priorities ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St Peter's Basilica. Credit: AP The Duke of Edinburgh will represent the King at the ...

Entering the church to a few shouts of "Viva il papa" (Long live the pope), Leo walked slowly to Francis' tomb, laying a white flower on it. Sign up here. He then knelt in prayer for a few moments.

Pope Leo signals he will press ahead with Francis' agenda Leo asks world's cardinals to commit to Church reforms Pope says Church should take lead against AI Cardinal says Vatican-China deal also ...

Prevost, from Chicago, was chosen as the 267th pontiff. He succeeds Pope Francis. Leo wants to continue Francis' focus on social justice. He aims for a missionary church that builds bridges.

before his elevation to a high-level Vatican position by his predecessor Pope Francis. In a televised homily in the Sistine Chapel, he called for “missionary outreach” and defending the faithful.

It felt like we were history. Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is now the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. His election arrives not in an age of triumph, but of turmoil.