Newspapers around the world on Friday covered the election of a new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, with big photos, plays on words and nods to his nationalities.

The papal conclave begins today May 7 at the Sistine Chapel in Rome where 133 cardinals from around the world have gathered for the election of the new pope following last month's death of Pope ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Still, the very fact that the new Pope had a number in my contacts list is a testament to his accessibility and American-ness. For an American Catholic like me, that hint of shared culture is both ...

10:20 am May 7, 2025: This story was updated with new information. VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before locking ...