The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

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

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave.

After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square at they got their first glimpse of ...

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

Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name Leo XIV.

Vatican City — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ...

American Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the ...