Joshua J. McElwee

Pope Leo XIV visiting the tomb of the late Pope Francis this evening in Rome (photo, Vatican Media) https://t.co/8lRRlk1RQW

News: Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday, heading about an hour's drive east of Rome to the small Italian town of Genazzano to visit a shrine to the Virgin Mary. For @Reuters: https://t.co/6z8bTNg4mP

Pope Leo XIV signalled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. For @Reuters: https://t.co/SYH8rkZjU8

As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member Church, a cardinal said on Friday. For @Reuters: https://t.co/EU8Qg83dao

Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising election as Pope Leo XIV probably had less to do with his birthplace than his former workplace. For @Reuters: https://t.co/C6PRRK3KIF

RT @whitesox: Well, would you look at that... Congratulations to Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV https://t.co/U5DJ7TOyDr

Looks like new Pope Leo XIV returned to his cardinal apartment in a Vatican building this evening

Sr Nathalie Becquart, xmcj @SrNatB

So glad to meet and congratulate our new synodal Pope coming back to our Palazzo where he was living !! https://t.co/UyrL90qflz

New Pope Leo XIV outside a Vatican building this evening, offering a blessing

Salvatore Cernuzio @SalvoCernuzio

Il saluto del nuovo Papa nel Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio https://t.co/DhnIkyh7yC

News: From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be. For @Reuters: https://t.co/hszcEnAVaE

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church. For @Reuters: https://t.co/rHutdCGQN7

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope were locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, sequestered from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church. For @Reuters: https://t.co/rHutdCGQN7

The new Catholic pope will choose a name that could give a major indication of what kind of pontiff he wants to be. Something like "John Francis" would evoke the Church reforms of the 1960s and the global attraction of Pope Francis. For @Reuters: https://t.co/XXx7QfNI3t

Catholic media conglomerate EWTN, which was criticized by Pope Francis, has emerged as a beacon for conservative Catholics and a potent voice in Trump-era politics. For @Reuters https://t.co/0LmpFKrS2B

Catholic cardinals entering the conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as Pope Francis' successor, several said, and speeches by individual clerics in meetings this week may be decisive. For @Reuters: https://t.co/PCaRV4eEQQ

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his easy laugh and spontaneity with words. If he is elected as pope, it may show that the Catholic cardinals want to go forward with Francis' agenda. For @Reuters: https://t.co/aB557hpWvn

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy back to the nation that held it for most of the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church? For @Reuters: https://t.co/K4apE8BhG2

As the world's Catholic cardinals discuss who should be the next pope, there is one central debate. Do they want an outsider like Pope Francis, who had never worked at the Vatican? Or is it time now for an insider? For @reuters: https://t.co/6uR0sd9q78