A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

"I just felt my heart ask the Lord to really bless this man and to give him the courage, the wisdom and the strength to go ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. VATICAN CITY ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome after Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti ...

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on Thursday, all across the world, learning the Catholic Church ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

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

Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday after four rounds of voting as the new head of the Catholic ...

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 ...