Who Is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope? What to Know About Leo XIV
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Who Is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope? What to Know About Leo XIV

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday by 133 cardinals to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The first pope from the United States, he chose the name Leo XIV. Here’s what to know about the new pope, how he was chosen…

​​What’s at Stake in the Conclave? The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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​​What’s at Stake in the Conclave? The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The fresco is on the north wall of the Sistine Chapel, up and to the right as the cardinals enter to choose their successor. It depicts a scene from the life of Jesus, as told in the Gospel of Matthew, painted by the…

The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis
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The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They buried him. They mourned him. And they have gathered to pick his successor. But it’s still all about Pope Francis. More than two weeks after Francis died, the cardinals who will begin voting in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to pick the…

In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite
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In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When more than a million refugees and economic migrants poured into Europe a decade ago, Pope Francis urged compassion and, in a display of empathy and support, washed the feet of 12 asylum seekers at an Italian reception center. Cardinal Peter Erdo, the…

Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews
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Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary asked for prayers for fellow cardinals at a church near the Colosseum. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Congo joined priests…

These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe. At first glance, they appear to split along the kinds of left-right lines that…

Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
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Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When more than 130 cardinals solemnly file into the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin voting on who among them will lead the Roman Catholic Church as the next pope, there will be one cardinal left out in the cold. Cardinal Angelo…