Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

On day two of the conclave and after only three rounds of voting, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and will be known as ...

Much remains to be known about Pope Leo, who is seen as a centrist. The Illinois native has dual citizenship from the U.S.

Today history was made in the Catholic Church as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. The announcement comes on the second day of the papal conclave.

He has been archbishop of Congo’s capital since 2018 and a cardinal since in 2019. Francis also appointed him to a group of ...