The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV ...

Today history was made in the Catholic Church as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, Pope Leo ...

Bells rang in St. Peter's Square and the crowd erupted in cheers on the second day of the papal conclave when white smoke billowed.

In a historic moment for the Roman Catholic Church, American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is first American pope and will be called Pope Leo XIV - A record 133 cardinals from 70 countries are ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday, the world cheered as ...

What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans - Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops ...

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...