Black smoke poured out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday just before noon, signaling that the cardinals ...

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

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

"Peace be with you all," he told the cheering crowd in fluent Italian. Leo, who became the church's 267th pope, also spoke in ...

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

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...