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Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States. Smiling and … […]

Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 15:32 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time on Thursday with … […]

A prayer for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 14:32 pm (CNA).
On May 8, 2025, the first American pope was elected to lead the Cathol… […]

India’s Cardinal Koovakad plays key role ensuring secrecy, validity of conclave voting

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Indian Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad of the Syro-Malabar Church, official of the Secretariat of State and organizer of papal trips, was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: … […]

Former parish administrator faces decade in prison for $700,000 theft from Florida parish

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Deborah True. / Credit: Vero Beach Police Department

CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA).
The former administrator of a Florida Catholic parish pleaded no contest in court this month to charges that she stole hundreds of thousands of dollar… […]

Who are the Middle Eastern cardinals participating in the conclave?

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

From left to right: Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Mario Zenari (Syria), Cardinal Dominique Mathieu (Iran),
Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Jerusalem), and Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero (Morocco). / Credit… […]

White or black: How the conclave smoke gets made

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Black smoke billows from the chimney at 11:53 a.m. local time over St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 10:20 am (CNA).
It’s probably the most-watched smoke in the world: The billows of exha… […]

Are the cardinals forever bound to not reveal the results of the conclave balloting?

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinals process to the Sistine Chapel as the conclave to elect the 266th successor to St. Peter, the 267th pope, begins on May 7, 2025. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).
The word conclave comes from the Latin “cum cl… […]

Prioritize children’s schooling over gold mining, Angolan bishop says

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the Diocese of Caxito in Angola greets children at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish of his Episcopal See. / Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

ACI Africa, May 8, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The formal education of chi… […]

No pasta carbonara or hard liquor on cardinals’ conclave menu

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Reference photo of two chefs. / Credit: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Nutritionist Giorgio Calabrese, an Italian doctor who specializes in nutritional science, prepared the menu for the cardinal electors … […]

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