Cardinal Prevost announces papal name as Leo XIV. Cardinal Robert Prevost selected the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon ...

This was among the shortest conclaves in recent decades. Here's a look at the long history of choosing a pope.

The cardinal electors gathered for the papal conclave elected an American from among their own ranks on Thursday to serve as ...

Thousands in Vatican Square cheered as white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new ...

This photograph shows white smoke rising from the chinmey of the Sistine Chapel signaling that cardinals elected a new pope ...

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

President Donald Trump released a statement offering his reaction to the announcement that the Conclave had chosen its first ...

However, once the new pope was revealed Thursday afternoon, not only was it not Parolin, it wasn't any of the other cardinals ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first-ever American pontiff on second day of Conclave - The faithful cheered in the Vatican ...

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