ONE YEAR AGO TODAY:

After days of solemn prayer and deliberation in the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 268th successor of St. Peter — Pope Leo XIV. Watch the historic moment as Pope Leo XIV steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to deliver his first blessing, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the global Church. What will this new papacy mean for Catholics around the world?

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May 8, 2026