This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Catholic cardinals have reconvened in the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to continue their effort to elect a new ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

The new pontiff is expected to reveal himself soon now that the conclave, a top-secret vote by cardinals at the Vatican, has ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

White smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to ...

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

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

The school's students and staff expressed shock and excitement following the recent election of the first-ever American pope.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Roman Catholic pontiff, taking control of a church of 1.4 billion people and ...

Still, it was an exciting moment for the Americans who were at the Vatican that day. Mariner says he and his wife were in a ...

Here’s a step-by-step guide for what happens after a new pope has been elected: ...