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

Pope Leo XIV has made history after being elected the first American-born pontiff. The 69-year-old was chosen to be the 267th ...

The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV's brother admitted to a piece of advice he offered before the conclave that could have changed ...

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

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

However, it would be a mistake to let Leo XIV be defined by his critics alone. He reminds us that no human is infallible, not even the pope. He is a man elevated by faith and shaped by service. And ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...

The papal conclave elected a new pope today in the fourth round of voting. Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, ...

"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope on Thursday. As crowds gathered in Rome, a photo of someone resembling ...