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2 weeks ago | 
tovima.com | Margherita Stancati
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky were among attendeesVATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Mass as pontiff, called for a united and open Catholic Church before an audience that included political and religious leaders looking for smoother relations with the Vatican. “Brothers and sisters, I would like this to be our first great wish: a united church, a sign of unity and communion,” said Leo, speaking in Italian.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Margherita Stancati
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky were among the attendeesVATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Mass as pontiff, called for a united and open Catholic Church before an audience that included political and religious leaders looking for smoother relations with the Vatican. “Brothers and sisters, I would like this to be our first great wish: a united church, a sign of unity and communion,” said Leo, speaking in Italian.
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3 weeks ago | 
lopinion.fr | Marcus Walker |Ian Lovett |Margherita Stancati
CITÉ DU VATICAN — Les premières paroles du pape Léon XIV donnent un aperçu du style et de la ligne directrice de son pontificat, et permettent de comprendre pourquoi il a recueilli un tel consensus lors du conclave qui a mené à son élection.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Marcus Walker |Ian Lovett |Margherita Stancati
The U.S.-born pope has signaled he will continue his predecessor’s work, but shows deference to tradition, tooVATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the conclave that elected him.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett |Marcus Walker
A realization weighed visibly on Prevost, said three cardinals who watched his reaction: He was on track to become the 267th pope of the global Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion faithful. By late afternoon it was all over. Votes for Prevost reached the winning threshold of 89, or two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals present in the chapel. Applause rang out from banks of red-clad cardinals. Prevost, sitting with his eyes closed, stood up and mustered a smile as the historic moment sank in.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett |Marcus Walker
A realization weighed visibly on Prevost, said three cardinals who watched his reaction: He was on track to become the 267th pope of the global Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion faithful. By late afternoon it was all over. Votes for Prevost reached the winning threshold of 89, or two-thirds of the 133 voting cardinals present in the chapel. Applause rang out from banks of red-clad cardinals. Prevost, sitting with his eyes closed, stood up and mustered a smile as the historic moment sank in.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | Margherita Stancati |Mauro Orru
Leo XIV gave his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine ChapelVATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, stressing the importance of missionary work in a world where many live “in a state of de facto atheism.”Leo, wearing head-to-toe white and golden vestments, returned to the chapel a day after cardinals elected him as pope on the second day of a secretive conclave.
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4 weeks ago | 
jp.wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Owen Tucker-Smith |Ian Lovett
【バチカン】ローマカトリック教会が、史上初めて米国出身のローマ教皇を選出した。14億人の信徒を束ねる新たな教皇は、トランプ政権の移民取り締まり政策を批判してきた元宣教師でもある。 シカゴ出身のロバート・フランシス・プレボスト枢機卿（69）は8日午後、サンピエトロ大聖堂の中央バルコニーに現れ、教皇名の「レオ14世」として紹介された。広場には10万人以上の巡礼者や観光客、また一般のローマ市民が集まり、長年考えられなかった米国人教皇の選出に驚きの反応を示した。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
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4 weeks ago | 
tovima.com | Ian Lovett |Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati
Mostly clear conditions, elevated dust levels, moderate minds in the Aegean, warm for the season Mostly clear conditions, elevated dust levels, moderate minds in the Aegean, warm for the seasonOn Thursday, generally fair weather is expected across the country with periods of thin clouds, which will become thicker around midday and in the afternoon, mainly over central and northern mainland regions. There is a chance of isolated, short-lived showers in Macedonia during the afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Lovett |Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati
VATICAN CITY—When cardinals close themselves in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to cast their first ballots for a new pope, they will face a moment of truth after weeks of alliance-building and unusually blunt campaigning. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2 official and the front-runner in the secretive election, will learn just how many of his brethren backed him as names are read aloud from ballots that will be burned after the first and only round of voting for the day.
