Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Already, “Conclave” appears to be the most relevant movie of the year, whether by coincidence or providence. The inner ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

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

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.