Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

The new Pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the ...

Newly installed Pope Leo XIV will hold a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, a day after he was elected as the ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signaling that the conclave to elect a new pope has ...

The plume of dark smoke indicates that the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside the chapel have not reached the required ...

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.