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

The conclave to elect a new pope is well-known as the most secretive event in the Roman Catholic church. However, a British ...

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

Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed.

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued to TV ...