Catholic students from Chicago got a rare opportunity Wednesday to meet Pope Leo XIV in Rome, months after they held a mock conclave at their school.

The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in ...

The students at Mount Carmel Academy who conducted a mock conclave before the election of Pope Leo XIV donned their costumes and met the Holy Father in St. Peter's Square Wednesday.

A group of Chicago grade schoolers is getting a good night's sleep in Rome, ahead of a chance at meeting Pope Leo XIV on ...

Last May, students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy held a mock conclave to learn more about the papal process, and this ...

Pope Leo XIV Monday met with Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, a conservative lightning rod whose participation in ...

The Holy Father was joined by a crowd of spectators watching as the 27 new members were sworn into the ranks of the papal guard.

The Swiss Guards have introduced a new uniform for nonceremonial occasions. The new black wool outfit, revealed Thursday, is ...

How does a fanpage for the 2024 film “Conclave” become a source of real-life Catholic news, memes and discourse with over 100,000 followers on X?

At first, it spoofed celebrity culture accounts by covering the 2024 film Conclave with memes and fan art. But when Pope Francis died in April 2025, the account pivoted to real-time coverage of the ...

A new book reveals Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, may have initially hesitated to accept the papacy. The biography follows Prevost’s journey from his Chicago-area roots and ultimately to the ...

In a meeting of biblical proportions, the pope and Jesus took a selfie – well, sort of. Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ on "The Chosen," snapped a selfie with the newly elected pope recently, ...