Baltimore-area Catholics pray for new pope, express excitement for his leadership May 8, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican Many of the approximately 100 people who gathered at a cathedral adorned with yellow and white papal bunting expressed shock at the election of an American pope. But there was also a sense of excitement.
Trump, U.S political leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV: ‘A great honor for our country’ May 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, who was elected the 267th pope the same day, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name May 8, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV’s choice of a name was a powerful statement.
Who was Pope Leo XIII, the father of social doctrine? May 8, 2025By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who deserves to be called the founding father of Catholic social doctrine in modern times, with his encyclical “Rerum Novarum” as its foundational document.
Archbishop Lori surprised, heartened by selection of American pope May 8, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican As French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to the world May 8 that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost had been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, Archbishop William E. Lori and several of his closest advisors appeared visibly stunned.
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV May 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
White smoke emerges, indicating election of new pope May 8, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 133 cardinals decided May 8 after less than a day of voting on a new pope to lead the Catholic Church.
Amid prayers for the conclave, bishops call on faithful to embrace Jesus’ mission May 8, 2025By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, World News As Catholics came together at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to pray for the cardinal electors at the conclave, Archbishop José H. Gomez urged the faithful to also “ask for a new and deeper awareness of the important part that each one of us plays in the church.”
Some popes were elected unanimously, but ‘acclamation’ isn’t an option now May 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News The smoke meant that the 133 cardinals in the conclave had not given one candidate at least 89 votes, the two-thirds necessary for the election of a pope.
Faithful and furry: People and pets await next pope May 8, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Vatican, World News It is not just people who flock to St. Peter’s Square to watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel; some furry, faithful companions have also been waiting it out.
Advocates of abuse victims are rooting for a Filipino pope — and it’s not Cardinal Tagle May 8, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News While Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is topping the list of “papabili” in the world press, it’s another Filipino that would please advocates and victims of clerical sexual abuse. His name is Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan.
Missionary discipleship sees growth after Seek the City initiative May 8, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a renewed call to missionary discipleship is taking root. It is most recently outlined in “A Light Brightly Visible 3.0,” a pastoral letter released Ash Wednesday by Archbishop William E. Lori, and was the foundation of the archdiocese’s Seek the City to Come pastoral planning initiative that merged 61 Baltimore-area parishes into 30 worship sites.
