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

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. He'll take the name Pope Leo XIV. The news came just over an hour after white smoke ...

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 ...

A brief papal conclave ended on Thursday, May 8 after Robert Prevost (known as Pope Leo XIV) made history as the first ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

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

Among the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals casting secret ballots this week is Father Robert Sirico — who fans of the show noticed is a dead ringer for the fictional mafia underboss.

VATICAN, Italy (WCTV) - White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday afternoon, signaling a new pope has been elected. The white smoke first appeared at about 12:08 p.m. The news comes ...

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