Only two per cent of the population aged 14+ didn't use an entertainment website or app in May. Oh imagine the peace and ...

Official secrecy, at least, still helps differentiate a papal conclave from its secular analogues, he said. “The benefit, it seems to me, ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square as new Pope Benedict XVI. It was the first conclave NCR ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter's Square on his popemobile prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) ...

Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Domenico Stinellis/AP hide caption ...

ROME – Witnessing history at the 2025 papal conclave in Rome was a dream come true. As a journalist passionate about culture and faith, I felt blessed to cover this extraordinary event – an experience ...

MAGA Catholics play a familiar game of conspiratorial dissent, but to what end? Within days of Pope Leo XIV’s election, Steve Bannon claimed the conclave had been ‘rigged.’ ...

ROME — Following the election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American-born pontiff—the three Filipino cardinal-electors, Luis Antonio Tagle, Pablo Virgilio David, and Jose Advincula, shared their ...

Zoom Event: Pope Leo XIV, Conclave Debrief and What’s Next for the Church. ... What can his campaign teach the Catholic Church about energizing “Gen Z”? Grace Copps June 26, 2025.

Then the hosts consider how recent cultural offerings, from last year’s “Conclave” to the HBO series “The Young Pope,” depict the power and pageantry of the Church, with varying degrees ...