Vatican

Augustinian Prior General: Pope Leo XIV is ‘truly close to everyone'

May 09, 2025

Fr. Alejandro Moral, Prior General of the Augustinians and a long-time friend of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, tells Vatican News that the new Pope "immediately spoke of justice and peace and of bridges between all, of synodality."
Archbishop Broglio welcomes Pope Leo XIV: 'A shepherd for a troubled world'

May 09, 2025

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expresses joy and gratitude following the election of Pope Leo XIV.
Matteo Bruni: Pope Leo XIV's name choice highlights the Church's mission

May 09, 2025

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, describes Pope Leo XIV’s first message to the world as a call to peace and dialogue. He also highlights the significance of his name as a clear reference to the Church’s social teaching in the modern age.
Leo XIV is the new Pope

May 08, 2025

"Peace be with all of you!" - the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti.
The election of a Pope: From white smoke to ‘Habemus Papam’

May 08, 2025

We offer a detailed look at what happens inside the Sistine Chapel in the moments before the appearance of the white smoke, and what takes place prior to the announcement made by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti from the Loggia of Blessings of St. Peter’s Basilica, when he proclaims the name of the new Bishop of Rome.
Black Smoke: No election after morning of first full day of conclave

May 08, 2025

No Pope was elected after the third ballot of the conclave to elect the 267th Pope.
As conclave begins, it's business as usual at the Vatican

May 08, 2025

Vatican locks down and cuts signals as conclave begins to elect the next pope
Vatican security for conclave 'sets a gold standard,' says expert

May 08, 2025

The Vatican takes bold tech-free steps to protect secrecy in a hyperconnected world
Black smoke signals end of first day of conclave

May 08, 2025

No Pope was elected after the first ballot of the conclave to elect the 267th Pope.
The history of the names of the Successors of Peter

May 08, 2025

A longstanding tradition has it that Popes change their names from their baptismal name, though it hasn’t always been the case, especially in the first centuries of Christianity. Popes have often chosen the names of their immediate or distant predecessors out of respect, admiration, or recognition to mark continuity, but also different names to mark innovation.