The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

In a digital age, the front pages ... to introduce the new pope. Overwhelmingly, newspapers ran with images of Leo XIV as he greeted the world as pope for the first time, waving to crowds from ...

Any baptized man can become pope ... s new center of gravity in Africa and Asia. A close advisor to Francis on his seminal Laudato Si encyclical, which exhorted Catholics (and the world) to ...

10:20 am May 7, 2025: This story was updated with new information ... choose the next pope filed into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before locking themselves away from the world to elect ...

For the first time ... page, the world's spotlight shifts to an American known for quiet service and spiritual depth. Pope Leo XIV's rise doesn't erase our nation's struggles, but it does offer a ...

Here’s how a New York Times team determines the front ... a new pope who will succeed Pope Francis, who died last month at age 88. One hundred thirty-three cardinals from around the world ...

Pope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, a day after appearing at St. Peter’s Square to offer members of the ...