Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to ...

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why popes choose a new name.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history on 8 May when he was announced as the first ever American pope. The 69-year-old, who was ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, becomes first US-born pope - The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags ...

After just one day of seclusion in the Vatican, the 2025 papal conclave ended with the election of American-born Cardinal ...

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him as the first American ...

Robert Francis Prevost has become the first pope from the United States, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from ...