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

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

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

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

First American pontiff takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old was chosen to be the 267th ...

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

The hopeful case is that the new Holy Father will come prepared to tackle two major challenges for the church: its rickety ...

Prevost, 69, is a Chicago native and a Villanova graduate. He said his chosen papal name would be Pope Leo XIV.