American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

When the white smoke billowed out from a chimney on May 8, announcing that the papal conclave had chosen a new pope, the ...

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

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Never in a million years did Kielce Gussie think her faith would take her from Middleburg, Florida, all the way to the ...

Moment When White Smoke Billows From The Chimney Of The Sistine Chapel In Vatican White smoke billows from the chimney of the ...

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

"This is the peace of the risen Christ." Vatican expert Mountain Butorac told ABC News that before a conclave begins, the chimney stack, which releases smoke alerting the public whether cardinals ...

From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...