A conversation with Father Robert Hagan, O.S.A., the prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, about the spiritual foundations of our new American pope.

Our team was in St. Peter’s Square for the historic election, and we’re here with first reactions and some important details about the life and ministry of Pope Leo XIV.

Do we really trust the Holy Spirit to guide the election of a pope? What does that trust feel like? Zac, Ashley, Sebastian and JD talk about praying through and for the conclave.

What we know about the protocols being followed by the cardinals in conclave—and what happens next

Who are the frontrunners entering the conclave, and how the voting could quickly confirm papabile lists or pivot to an unexpected candidate

Inside the quirky procedures and protocols of the secretive conclave, with Thomas Reese, S.J.

The influence of the Synod on Synodality for the conclave—and what the result of the conclave might mean for the future of synodality

The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be scandalized by the intermingling of politics and spirituality?

Papabile: How do conclave watchers come up with their lists of the next pope—and should we trust them?

America’s editors on the ground in Rome discuss the latest conclave news and the work that remain for whoever is elected as Pope Francis’ successor.