The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

The 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel reach an agreement on the new leader of the Church. On the second day of the ...

Although any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope, none of the previous 266 popes in history had been ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo said, “Peace be with ...

Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about ...

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

(Alessandra Tarantino | AP) Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals ...

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Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

This was among the shortest conclaves in recent decades. Here's a look at the long history of choosing a pope.