Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is ...

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signaling that the Vatican has elected a new ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

The new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV and will be the first American pope in history.

The earliest clues suggest Leo could champion inclusion and openness to change — like his predecessor, Pope Francis.

In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen over two days. The ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected Thursday as the first American pope. Here’s what to know about him and ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

White smoke could be seen rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City on Thursday, signaling that cardinals have ...