In his homily, Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy: love and unity
19 May,2025 07:02 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
Starting at dawn, civil protection crews in neon uniforms funnelled pilgrims into quadrants in the piazza, while priests and patriarchs hurried into St. Peter's Basilica to get ready for the Mass
18 May,2025 04:56 PM IST | Vatican City | AP
Leo also called for reviving diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps, a protocol requirement after a conclave
17 May,2025 08:58 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
Pope Leo XIII ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1878 until he died in 1903 and is remembered as a pope of Catholic social teaching
12 May,2025 08:45 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
The occasion also marked the first time that Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke only in Italian and Spanish in his first comments
10 May,2025 08:06 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter's Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing
08 May,2025 11:30 PM IST | Vatican | AFP
The elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis were swift by historical standards. Both Popes were appointed on the second day of voting. Pope Benedict required four rounds of voting; Pope Francis took five
08 May,2025 11:34 AM IST | Washington DC | ANI
For 800 years the Catholic Church has utilised the conclave process to elect a new pope
08 May,2025 10:22 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
The cardinals, from 70 countries, will be sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed to prevent them from all communications until they find a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member church
07 May,2025 12:30 PM IST | Vatican City | AP
Papal Conclave 2025
During the conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process and it could take several days, potentially longer
06 May,2025 09:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
