This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV and will be the first American pope in history.

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen in the third round ...

In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen over two days. The ...

After just one day of seclusion in the Vatican, the 2025 papal conclave ended with the election of American-born Cardinal ...

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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Vatican City — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office ...

After a conclave that lasted only three sessions and 24 hours, 133 cardinals have elected Robert Prevost, now known as Pope ...