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

Catholic cardinals have reconvened in the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to continue their effort to elect a new ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

White smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

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

The school's students and staff expressed shock and excitement following the recent election of the first-ever American pope.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Roman Catholic pontiff, taking control of a church of 1.4 billion people and ...

Still, it was an exciting moment for the Americans who were at the Vatican that day. Mariner says he and his wife were in a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the 267th pope in history. He is the first American to serve in the role ...

Here’s a step-by-step guide for what happens after a new pope has been elected: ...