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

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

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

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

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

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

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

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 ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pontiff ...

Texas' Catholic bishops are impressed by the newly elected pope's commitment to global peace just days after his election to ...