The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped in a gold embroidered sash. He clasped his hands in prayer and smiled as the crowds chanted his name, and “ Viva La Papa! ”

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

The 'As It Was' singer seemingly had a unique excursion to the Vatican on May 8 Even Harry Styles knows that nothing is the same "As It Was" after the 2025 papal conclave. Styles, 31, was spotted by fans in the crowd gathered in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Thursday,