Pope Leo XIV used the words in his first Regina Caeli address when discussing the need for prayer for more vocations among ...

In the first week of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, his preaching and speeches have featured quotations from saints and Church Fathers from St. Ignatius of Antioch to St. Gregory the Great.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day ... Gregory X made it clear that conclaves should be focused and expeditious. "According to the original prescription, if a pope ...

It comes from God, God who loves us all unconditionally ... years to choose Pope Gregory X. The shortest conclave on record, in 1503, took just 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III.

Later that was extended to 15 days to give all cardinals time to get to Rome. The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II ...

Later that was extended to 15 days to give all cardinals time to get to Rome. The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic ... The previous one was Gregory XVI (1831-1846), a Camaldolese monk. In all, 34 of the 266 popes ...