The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...

White smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney as crowds erupted in cheers and a bell tolled - signifying that 133 ...

Louisville Archbishop Shelton Fabre said newly elected Pope Leo XIV is the right man to lead the Catholic church in these ...

Catholics celebrate after first-ever American elected by conclave - The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags ...

As Catholics, our arms will be wide open to the world. We will accompany the world. We will live in the world.

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and known for his extensive missionary work in Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

On the Loggia of Blessings, at the end of his programmatic speech peace, unity, social doctrine (thus the poor, marginalized, ...

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8) after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the ...