The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church ended the conclave and chose a new pope. Here's what to know about Pope Leo XIV.

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...