Stacy Meichtry

Paris

Paris Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal

Paris Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal.

Articles

How American Cardinal Robert Prevost Beat the Odds to Become Pope Leo XIV

4 days 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.
How American Cardinal Robert Prevost Beat the Odds to Become Pope Leo XIV

4 days 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.
美国枢机主教普雷沃斯特获选新任教宗

5 days ago | cn.wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry

美国枢机主教罗伯特·弗朗西斯·普雷沃斯特获选全球天主教会第267任教宗，名号良十四世。美国枢机主教罗伯特·弗朗西斯·普雷沃斯特(Robert Francis Prevost)获选全球天主教会第267任教宗，名号良十四世(Leo XIV)。这位新教皇是基督教2,000年历史上首位来自美国的教皇，他将于周四下午在圣彼得大教堂的中央阳台上露面，届时聚集在圣彼得广场的数万名天主教信徒和好奇的游客将向他致以热烈的欢呼。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
ローマ新教皇にプレボスト枢機卿初の米国出身者

6 days 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
Sunny Skies with a Dusty Twist on Thursday in Greece

6 days 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.
The Vatican Financial Mess Pope Francis Couldn’t Fix

1 week ago | wsj.com | Drew Hinshaw |Joe Parkinson |Stacy Meichtry

The ailing pope was short of breath, sitting beneath a cherished painting of Mary, Untier of Knots, as he worked through a last-ditch plan to disentangle the finances of one of the world’s most opaque bureaucracies. For over a decade, Francis had struggled to bring some transparency to the Vatican’s shadowy balance sheet.
The Conclave Begins: Here Are the Front-Runners, Kingmakers and Disputes

1 week 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.
Real-Life Conclave Rivals Drama of Movie Version

1 week ago | tovima.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett |Shan Li

VATICAN CITY—The scene opens with a cleric turning up uninvited to a secret meeting of cardinals, declaring his right to join the conclave to elect the next pope . Infighting among cardinals ensues, and dormant scandals are dredged up for political aims. Wait, you might say, haven’t I seen this movie? It sounds like the intrigue-laden, Oscar-winning film “Conclave,” starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal who oversees a papal election beset by rivalries. Except this is the real-life version.
Real-Life Conclave Rivals Drama of Movie Version

1 week ago | wsj.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett

Infighting, smear campaigns, papal letters from beyond the grave: The conclave is giving the film a run for its money. VATICAN CITY—The scene opens with a cleric turning up uninvited to a secret meeting of cardinals, declaring his right to join the conclave to elect the next pope. Infighting among cardinals ensues, and dormant scandals are dredged up for political aims. Wait, you might say, haven’t I seen this movie?
Real-Life Conclave Rivals Drama of Movie Version

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Stacy Meichtry |Margherita Stancati |Ian Lovett

12 hours agoThe decision to label the AfD as "right-wing extremist" is straining US-German relations. The Trump administration has previously criticised the behaviour of European governments towards right-wing populist, anti-immigration parties.