White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

US Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope, marked by white smoke and the ringing of St. Peter’s Basilica bells.

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision ...

Robert Francis Prevost is the new pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the second American pope in history.

Students, faculty, and staff came together at Parkersburg Catholic High School on May 8 to see the historic moment of the ...

St. Joseph students witness history as Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American pontiff. When white smoke appeared over the Vatican, the staff at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville knew what it ...

US Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), ...