Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

In the spring of 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject – Christianity in the ancient Middle East, as well as the future of its many churches ...

The pre-conclave favorite, Italy’s Pietro Parolin had a good number of preferences in the first two votes, but his support ...

She later learned her son, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, did not become the next pope. Pizzaballa was one of a half dozen or more cardinals considered strong candidates. "Here he is!

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the late Francis ...

Any cardinal electors who have made the trip to Vatican City but take ill or are too frail to make it to the Sistine Chapel can take part in voting. To facilitate that, three cardinal electors ...

3:26 ‘I’m a big fan of Pizzaballa’ for next pope: Vatican expertMountain Butorac speaks to ABC News’ James Longman about the process to elect a new pontiff. ABCNews.com Along with the ...