Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

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

In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That’s among the shortest ...

American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen by the conclave to be the next pope. He will be known as Pope Leo ...

Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...

“Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Habemus Papam [I announce to you a great joy. We have a pope,” said French Cardinal Dominique ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that a conclusive vote was ...