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Cardinal Mamberti: "Habemus papam"

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“Habemus papam” cardinal tells what it was like making famous announcement

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Christine Rousselle

Chicago school kids who staged mock conclave meet Pope Leo!

Bishop Mykola Bychok becomes cardinal

Cerith Gardiner

Cardinal reflects on the added bonus of the recent conclave

Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy Mass for the Beginning of his Pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025.

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Leo XIV gives his cardinal church to Cardinal Tagle

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

12 Beautiful images from Pope Leo’s 1st two weeks

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A month of history: From the shock of April 21 to the smiles of May 21

Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025

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Parolin on Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV

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“We have a good pope, a very good pope”

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Pope Leo XIV’s first greeting (full text)

Christine Rousselle

BREAKING: Cardinal Robert Prevost elected pope; takes name ‘Pope Leo XIV’

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Christine Rousselle

BREAKING: Habemus Papam! White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel

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Agnès Pinard Legry

In Rome, everybody’s talking about the conclave

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Christine Rousselle

More black smoke: 3 ballots, no pope

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Theresa Civantos Barber

Foods we can “share” with the cardinal-electors

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A cardinal from the 2013 conclave shared this memory

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Christine Rousselle

Black smoke after long wait; no pope on May 7 ballot

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The Sistine Chapel is hosting its 26th conclave

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Christine Rousselle

A look back at lengths of the last 5 conclaves

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Cerith Gardiner

The lesser-known role of the conclave in today’s world

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

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