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Aptopix France Pope

Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

Aptopix Vatican Pope

Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

Vatican Conclave New Pope

How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV. Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history, takes the name Leo XIV

Vatican Conclave

Cardinals vote in the Vatican for a second day to elect a new pope

Aptopix Vatican Conclave

No pope yet as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney

Vatican Conclave

Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to start secret ritual to elect a new pope

Vatican Pope

What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope

Vatican Conclave

Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Aptopix Vatican Pope Health

Pope arrives home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay to beat life-threatening bout of pneumonia