Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of ...

Father Christopher Brock, chaplain at Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School in Kernersville, says the election of an American ...

The papal conclave elected a new pope today in the fourth round of voting. Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, ...

"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

Tens of thousands cheered as Leo, successor to the late pope Francis, appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to ...

However, it would be a mistake to let Leo XIV be defined by his critics alone. He reminds us that no human is infallible, not even the pope. He is a man elevated by faith and shaped by service. And ...

Filipinos will find a familiar friend in the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Before he was elevated to the Chair of Saint Peter, ...

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