The process of choosing a new Pope is shrouded in secrecy, as the cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel until a new ...

Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...