The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's ...

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

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Students at Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Tennessee gather to witness the historic announcement as white ...

Across the world, the selection of a new pope brought a range of emotions. In Omaha, many are shocked that the new pontiff is ...

Robert Prevost, an American Cardinal, is now the 267th pope to represent the Catholic Church. White smoke bellowed from the ...

St. Joseph students witness history as Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American pontiff. When white smoke appeared over the Vatican, the staff at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville knew what it ...

A new pope has been elected, and for the first time, he's from the United States. Now, the metro's Catholic community is ...

Millions of people around the world gathered in excitement to learn who had been elected pope, including those in Wichita.

Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay held a press conference shortly after the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney.

History is made in Vatican City as white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff in the history of ...