Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV and will be the first American pope in history.