Palestinian Christians wait to pray at the midnight Christmas Eve Mass out side the Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, 2021. Adel Hana/AP hide caption
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Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election. Vatican Media/AP hide caption
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
The Rev. James Martin during an interview in 2018. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
This priest has focused on the LGBTQ community. Here's what he thinks of the conclave
Cardinals attend a Mass prior to the start of the conclave to choose a new pope, at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Wednesday. Vatican Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Cardinals mourn Pope Francis in Rome over the weekend. Eric Vandeville via Vatican Pool WO/Getty Images hide caption
Cardinal Vincent Nichols after officiating the solemn requiem at The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral on April 21, 2025 in London, England. Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images hide caption
Cardinal Vincent Nichols expects a ‘mood of reflection’ at his first conclave
Pope Francis washes the feet of migrants at a refugee center near Rome in March 2016. AP/L'Osservatore Romano hide caption
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters hide caption
Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday in Vatican City. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis greets participants to the Living Nativity Scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on December 14, 2024 in Rome, Italy. He will be laid to rest in the Basilica after his funeral in the Vatican on Saturday. Vatican/Getty Images hide caption
Workers cover the altar in St. Peter's Square in preparation for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
From left: Zoe Saldaña's Oscar, the late Pope Francis, the un-libeled Sarah Palin. Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images; Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Juan Carlos Cruz sits with Pope Francis on Jan. 22, 2022. Juan Carlos Cruz hide caption
Clergy abuse survivor talks about what made Pope Francis special to him
Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the next pontiff, after days of funeral rites and observances conclude. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Pedestrians walk past Stereosound, the record store in Rome that the late Pope Francis used to frequent before his papacy. The pontiff visited the shop in 2022 to bless it following a renovation. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People stood in a line that snaked across St. Peter's Square to pay their respects to Pope Francis. His funeral could become a significant political event, with sensitive meetings on the sidelines. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
Pope Francis' body lies in state ahead of Saturday funeral
Pope Francis visits Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington in 2015 in Washington, DC. David Goldman/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the clergy celebrate Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Monday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Christians in Gaza say they feel 'orphaned' by the death of Pope Francis
In this photo from files taken on April 18, 2005, and released by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, at the beginning of the conclave. Uncredited/AP hide caption
Pilgrims arrive in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
A photograph of Pope Francis is placed at Saint Anthony Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 21. Khalil Hamra/AP hide caption
What's next for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis
Rep. Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Pope Francis on Capitol Hill in September 2015. Nikki Kahn/Pool/ AP hide caption
‘I’m praying to him today’: Nancy Pelosi remembers Pope Francis
Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on Jan. 16, 2015, in Manila, Philippines. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images hide caption