“It was a very impressive ecclesial, spiritual and human experience,” Chilean Cardinal Fernando Chomalí said about the conclave.
Papal Transition
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US Catholics seek clues to American Pope Leo XIV’s political and social vision
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Within moments of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 8 as Pope Leo XIV, some U.S. …
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Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo’s election, U.S. cardinals say
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenMost of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected him said nationality was not a factor.
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Catholics at national shrine in Washington share initial reaction, hopes for new pope
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt JensenWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The news spread quickly May 8 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, festooned in papal gold and white bunting. Not so …
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(OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. Maria Wiering is …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square May 18. Although he was pope from the moment he accepted his …
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“I kept saying, ‘This is incredible,’ but I was also filled with joy,” said Father Joseph Farrell, the American prior general of the Order of St. Augustine.
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The Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
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The homily was given at a Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel May 9, 2025.
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The head of the Midwestern Augustinian province that Pope Leo XIV once led called the U.S.-born new pope’s election a “moment of profound significance.”
