Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at 88, the conclave elected a new pope fairly quickly. Get updates on who the new pontiff ...

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. He'll take the name Pope Leo XIV. The news came just over an hour after white smoke ...

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

A brief papal conclave ended on Thursday, May 8 after Robert Prevost (known as Pope Leo XIV) made history as the first ...

Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, a 73-year-old Frenchman born in Morocco, is expected to make the announcement — unless he ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.After he was unveiled as the ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.