“Along with the faithful of the Diocese of Richmond, I rejoice in thanksgiving at the announcement of our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope to be elected. Like many, my initial ...

NEW YORK—On Sunday, June 22, the New York St. Illuminator’s Cathedral marked its 110th anniversary, while its devoted pastor, the Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, was honored for his 20 years of faithful ...

That’s how Father Joseph Martuscello describes the trip that landed him in St. Peter’s Square as Chicago native Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope May 8, taking the name Pope Leo XIV and ...

On May 8, I was coming from the gym around 9:30 a.m. I looked at my phone and my nephew had texted me notifying me that white smoke was emanating from the Sistine Chapel. He asked me who I thought ...

As white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, people gathered in St. Peter’s Square erupted into applause. It was the signal that the cardinal electors in the conclave had just elected the ...

On May 8, 2025, late in the afternoon, the Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti pronounced the ritual words we had all been waiting for: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus papam. Cardinal ...

From the central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti pronounced the formula “Habemus Papam,” proclaiming to the city of Rome and to the whole world the news of ...

ROME – US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new Pope on Thursday (local time), and has chosen the name Leo XIV. The 133 cardinal electors have elected the 267th Roman Pontiff shortly ...

Catholics in Virginia on Thursday celebrated the historic announcement of the first American pope in the history of the church. Diocese of Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout said he rejoiced at the ...