Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Discover the meaning and significance of smoke in the Papal Conclave, a historic tradition signaling the election of a new ...

The conclave to elect a new pope is well-known as the most secretive event in the Roman Catholic church. However, a British ...

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

Robert Prevost - now known as Pope Leo XIV - has become the first American pontiff after white smoke finally emerged from the ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

Among the 133 cardinals to assemble in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church were 10 Americans and one former bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in southern ...

The first American pope has a family history with deep ties to New Orleans. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the next pontiff on Thursday following a two-day ...

The selection of Robert Prevost surprised outside observers. But as other contenders fell away, one after another, the ...