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

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 ...

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

Cardinal Prevost announces papal name as Leo XIV. Cardinal Robert Prevost selected the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon ...

A top cardinal announces a new pope has been elected, uttering the words “Habemus papam!” Latin for “We have a pope!” from ...

Thousands in Vatican Square cheered as white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new ...

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

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...