Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 ...

Vatican City — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year histo ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

The plume of dark smoke indicates that the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside the chapel have not reached the required ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the next pope, becoming the first American leader of the Catholic Church, ...