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

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

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 ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers as the white smoke billowed into the air. It meant the winner secured at ...

The conclave on Thursday elected a new pope iafter white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel, but the new pope has ...