Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling the papal conclave did not reach consensus on a successor to Pope Francis − and the cardinals will ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

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

As white smoke appeared and bells tolled, the crowd in St. Peter's Square reacted to the news of a new pope.