VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

For the first time in history an American has been elected as Pope.The idea of an American pope has often been dismissed, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday — the second day of the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis.The ...

On day two of the conclave, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Here's ...

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’ s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with ...

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

History was made Thursday when cardinals gathered in Rome for the conclave elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first ever ...

The bells of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan rang for more than an hour as news spread that a new pope had been chosen ...

Sister Aileen Donovan was tearing up when she spoke about her excitement for this new pope. 'He's going to be a people's pope ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is also the first pope to be an Augustinian. Here's what it means to be an Augustian.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

It's hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn't publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete agreement. But ...