After black smoke appeared on the first day of the conclave, the search for Pope Francis's successor continues. The 133 ...

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There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

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The Augustinian cardinal and former missionary in Peru has been elected the new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. The announcement comes on the second day of the papal conclave.

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...