Pope Leo appeared to be a very calm person, he said. Cardinal Dew said all the cardinals had a chance to meet the new pope ...

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

American Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the ...

White smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney as crowds erupted in cheers and a bell tolled - signifying that 133 ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...

The students of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy who earlier this week held a mock conclave were overjoyed Thursday when ...

Louisville Archbishop Shelton Fabre said newly elected Pope Leo XIV is the right man to lead the Catholic church in these ...

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and known for his extensive missionary work in Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.

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, ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a ...