A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The US-born missionary and senior Vatican official has become the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church in its ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

Cardinal Prevost's time in Peru crucial for his election as pope New Pope Leo was already known by many Catholic cardinals ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...