Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Who is the new pope? And when is the name revealed? Here's what we know after white smoke emerges over the Vatican.

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...

The 133 cardinal electors who gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, elected a new popeThe new head of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals selected a new pope, signaling the election with plumes of white smoke billowing from a chimney at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The identity of the new pope was not ...

Day one of the papal conclave ended without the naming of a new pope, as black smoke was seen billowing from the chimney at ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...