Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor, before an audience including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims.
Clement Melki
Anthony Albanese has joined crowds at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in Rome amid a hive of diplomatic activity on the sidelines, including EU trade talks.
Samantha Lock
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe says the Prime Minister’s presence in the Vatican City for the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV will strengthen the relationship between Australia and the Holy See.
Danielle Le Messurier
Pope Leo XIV has used a speech to diplomats to restate the Catholic Church's teaching on marriage as being a "stable union between a man and a woman".
Nicole Winfield
"Those who make history are the peacemakers," Pope Leo XIV says, as the new pontiff vows to work to bring peace to conflicts around the world.
Alvise Armellini
Pope Leo XIV has hailed press freedom and called for the release of reporters jailed for doing their jobs as he met the public for the first time as pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV has called for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella
Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world’s Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a ‘precious legacy’ that they must continue.
Philip Pullella and Joshua McElwee
As Catholics across Australia celebrate the elevation of Pope Leo XIV, the wheels are already in motion to bring the pontiff down under.
Sam McKeith
Leo XIV has pledged to help the Catholic Church be an "ark of salvation" as he celebrated his first mass as pontiff and as history's first US pope.
Philip Pullella, Joshua McElwee and Keith Weir
Perth’s Archbishop says the new leader of the Catholic Church ‘listens deeply and responds thoughtfully’ after meeting him several times.
Claire Sadler
John Prevost long knew his brother would be a priest but was stunned when he became pope, something a neighbour predicted when Leo XIV was just six years old.
Obed Lamy and Hallie Golden
A new chapter of the 1.3 billion-strong Catholic Church has begun with the election of Pope Leo XIV, but where does he stand on the big issues?
Sarah Steger
The Prime Minister has invited the new pope, Leo XIV, to visit Australia and lauded his election as a momentous day for Catholics around the world.
Katina Curtis
For centuries, the process of electing a Pope was messy. Street riots, bloody brawls, beheadings, bribes and a pope sentenced to labor in a horse stable all featured in leadership skirmishes in the early days.
Petula Dvorak
The full first speech of Pope Leo XIV, given from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after his election as new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.
Staff Writers
Cardinal Robert Prevost’s new name Leo XIV may signal what the Catholic Church will look like under his papacy.
Kelsey Ables, Vivian Ho, Amaya Verde, Sammy Westfall
Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated at home as the historic decision was announced that native son Robert Prevost had been elected pope.
Christine Fernando and Melina Walling
Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago has been elected pope, taking the name Leo XIV.
Australian Catholics are welcoming the appointment of American Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, saying he is approachable and a willing listener.
Andrea Hayward and Alex Mitchell
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is a Peruvian citizen, apparently allowing him to overcome a traditional taboo against the election of pontiff from the United States.
Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States has been elected leader of the Catholic Church and taken the name Pope Leo XIV.
Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that no pope has been elected as cardinals gather in their conclave for a second day.
Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella
Roman Catholic cardinals begin their conclave to elect the church's 267th pope in one of the world's oldest and most mysterious electoral processes.
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