Journalists look at a photograph of the conclave where late Pope Francis was elected on March 13, 2013, and displayed inside the Borgia Apartments at the Vatican Museums during a press tour ...

Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity, all in front of the ...

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears. But soon the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As crowds celebrated in St. Peter’s Square ... including their use of symbols. When Francis first appeared on that balcony in 2013, he used four aspects of the ritual to ...

MANILA, Philippines – Newly elected Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8 (Friday, May 9, Manila time).

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Crowds gathering in St. Peter's Square cheered and celebrated the results. Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, will be known as Pope Leo XIV, according to CNN.

After a short period of time, a cardinal appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and makes the announcement ... including their use of symbols. When Pope Francis first appeared on that balcony ...

Every new pope is seen as a successor to St. Peter, the apostle believed by Catholics to have been appointed by Jesus as the head of the church. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells him ...

According to tradition, Peter traveled to Rome to spread the Christian message and was martyred there during the reign of the Emperor Nero, around 64 A.D., as Christians were being persecuted.