June 26, 2025
Leo says the Church must now take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence
The election of Pope Leo XIV is a deeply profound moment of joy for Catholics in the United Kingdom and globally, Starmer says
Some cardinals say they hope to wrap things up by Thursday or Friday
The conclave will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon
Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church's traditional power base of Europe
Cardinal William Goh Seng Chye, the archbishop of Singapore, tells Il Messaggero newspaper that he also does not know who the next pope might be
The word conclave, from Latin cum clave (with a key), dates back to the protracted election of Celestine IV in 1241, when cardinals were locked up in a crumbling palace
“Pope Francis was not only a person of the church, but one for the entire humanity,” he says
