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From left: Patricia Sota, Maria Lafarga, Martha Torres, and Gladys Heraldez in Lake Como during their May 2025 trip through Italy that coincided with the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. (Maria Lafarga)

How four SoCal women on a ‘girls trip’ stumbled onto Pope Leo’s election

Pablo Kay|May 8, 2026|5 Min Read

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington speaks about the election of Pope Leo XIV at a news conference May 9, 2025, at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. (CNS photo/Kendall McLaren)

Cardinal thought Leo’s US roots were a ‘tough hill to climb’ before conclave

Pablo Kay|May 13, 2025|3 Min Read

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 8, 2025, following his election during the conclave. He is the first American pope in history. (OSV News/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

U.S. Cardinal Prevost elected, takes the name Pope Leo XIV

Cindy Wooden|May 8, 2025|7 Min Read

Marilis Pineiro holds her dog, Romeo, dressed as a pope, as people gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 8, 2025, awaiting smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney during the morning session on the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Editor's notes from Rome: The conclave's opening curveball

Pablo Kay|May 8, 2025|4 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez touches a display of Pope Francis’ shoes during a special Mass for the conclave and the election of a new pope at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on May 7. (Isabel Cacho)

Archbishop Gomez asks LA Catholics to ‘pray hard’ at start of conclave

Tom Hoffarth|May 8, 2025|5 Min Read

Black smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel May 7, 2025, on the first day of the conclave at the Vatican. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Black smoke signals no pope on Day 1 of conclave

Justin McLellan|May 7, 2025|3 Min Read

Cardinals attend a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 7, 2025, the first day of the conclave to elect a new pope. (OSV News/Murad Sezer, Reuters)

Editor's notes from Rome: Will conclave's choice 'unite the world'?

Pablo Kay|May 7, 2025|3 Min Read

People gather in front of video screens in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 7, 2025, to watch cardinals entering the conclave to elect a new pope. (CNS Photo/Pablo Esparza)

Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave

Cindy Wooden|May 7, 2025|4 Min Read

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Bishop Barron offers overview of ‘papabile’ field

Catholic News Agency|May 7, 2025|4 Min Read

Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Indonesia blesses a pilgrim’s religious articles while taking questions from the media in St. Peter’s Square May 5, 2025. (Pablo Kay)

Editor's notes from Rome: As the media conclave ends, the real one begins

Pablo Kay|May 6, 2025|4 Min Read

Cardinals gather to celebrate Mass with Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, subdean of the College of Cardinals, on the fifth day of the “novendiali,” nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, at the Altar of the Confession in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 30, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Reasons why this conclave may not take that long

Charles Collins|May 5, 2025|4 Min Read

The Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where cardinal-electors will rest during the conclave, is pictured at the Vatican in this 2013 file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Feb. 19, 2013) See CONCLAVE-RESIDENCE Feb. 19, 2013.

Casa Santa Marta undergoes transformation ahead of papal election

Ines San Martin|May 2, 2025|5 Min Read

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