After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, ...

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

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...

The next vote will take place at about 17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

As the 2025 papal conclave goes on in the Sistine Chapel following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, a news channel in ...

The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV and will be the first American pope in history.