Cardinals threw their weight behind another candidate early on before momentum shifted toward America’s first Pope.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

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

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has captured global attention, but a surprising detail about his preparation has emerged. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, ...

The announcement: Minutes later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti stepped onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s ...

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...