Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, ...

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It's hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn't publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete agreement. But ...

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...

The new Pope is Robert Prevost, an American cardinal born in Chicago. A name supported by the 'kingmaker' Dolan, a cardinal ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first US leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church – taking the name Pope Leo ...

A host of problems will demand the new pope's attention, and how he deals with them will go a long way to deciding the ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican ...

His selection sparked a wave of congratulatory statements underscoring the significance of his American heritage and deep ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first North American pontiff and will be called Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV emerged onto the ...

Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...