The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

A brief papal conclave ended on Thursday, May 8 after Robert Prevost (known as Pope Leo XIV) made history as the first ...

Vatican City — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ...

We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.After he was unveiled as the ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at 88, the conclave elected a new pope fairly quickly. Get updates on who the new pontiff ...

As the first pope to come from North America and a well-respected moderate, Pope Leo XIV has the chance to unite the church.

Now that a new pope has been named and made his first appearance, the question turns to what comes next. Typically, about a ...