Harry Styles Courtesy of Getty Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Harry Styles is finally opening up about why he was at the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV's 2025 conclave election. In May, Styles was spotted by fans in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican in photos circulating online. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed he was in attendance. Now, seven months later, the Grammy winner has addressed the moment, recently telling BBC Radio 1 and when the topic came up, he mentioned how he ended up witnessing the historic event - and revealed it wasn't intentional. "I was getting a haircut in Rome," Styles said. "I heard all these people start shouting, 'Habemus papam! Habemus papam!' People are just running down the street. So the guy cutting my hair stopped cutting my hair, and he was like, 'Habemus papam! There's a new pope!'" Related Stories TV 'Skyscraper Live' Producer on Why Alex Honnold Is Really Climbing Taipei 101 for Netflix: "TV Is Mostly a Necessary Evil for Him" Movies 'Leviticus' Review: A Sad, Frightening Conversion-Therapy Horror From Australia The "Watermelon Sugar" singer continued, "So then he finished up, and I was like, 'I'm a five-minute walk from there,' so I walked over there. It was wild." The moment came shortly after Pope Francis' death in April 2025 at the age of 88, Catholic cardinals elected the first U.S. pope, Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost, to lead the Catholic Church as its 267th pontiff. After Styles' two-year-long Love On Tour concluded in 2023, the singer stepped back from music and the public eye. In the past year, while traveling, Styles has been seen participating in a marathon in Tokyo in March and joining a London run club last April. Now, Styles is ready to return to music. Earlier this month, it was announced that he will release his fourth solo album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally on March 6. He's also set for the Together, Together tour, which kicks off May 16 in Amsterdam and wrapping Dec. 13 in Sydney, Australia. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Kennedy Center Renée Fleming Cancels Upcoming Kennedy Center Appearances Survivor Billie Joe Armstrong Records Cover of Bowie's 'Heroes' for Survivor 50th Season Next Big Thing Coco Jones Is Not Playing It Safe Anymore - And It Scored Her a Grammy Nomination Harry Styles Harry Styles Takes You Dancing With New Single "Aperture" Phil Collins Phil Collins Says He's Under "24-Hour" Care Amid Health Issues Harry Styles Harry Styles Announces 2026 Tour, Global Residencies Kennedy Center Renée Fleming Cancels Upcoming Kennedy Center Appearances Survivor Billie Joe Armstrong Records Cover of Bowie's 'Heroes' for Survivor 50th Season Next Big Thing Coco Jones Is Not Playing It Safe Anymore - And It Scored Her a Grammy Nomination Harry Styles Harry Styles Takes You Dancing With New Single "Aperture" Phil Collins Phil Collins Says He's Under "24-Hour" Care Amid Health Issues Harry Styles Harry Styles Announces 2026 Tour, Global Residencies