VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Obama congratulates new Pope Leo. Former President Barack Obama shared his praise for Pope Leo in a tweet Thursday. "Michelle ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

James Martin, a papal contributor to ABC News. Leo emerged from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday evening to throngs of cheering crowds, following the signal of white smoke that emanated ...

Reactions are pouring in after Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected the new Pope. Prevost, who will go by Pope Leo XIV, is ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. American cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the choice to replace Pope Francis on ...

VATICAN CITY -- Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke ...

VATICAN CITY -- Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.