The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

The world watched Vatican City with anticipation, and on Thursday afternoon, white smoke finally billowed from the Sistine ...

A CBS reporter covering the Cardinal swearing described the activity in the papal conclave in the Vatican City with a sexual ...

Massachusetts residents expressed shock that American-born Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church. What they said after his selection ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

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

White smoke is seen rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new pope has been chosen. Watch LIVE as celebrations in Vatican City begin over selection of new pope: ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...

ABC News Papal Conclave anchors David Muir and Terry Moran took some affectionate shots at the Chicago Cubs upon the ascension of longtime fan Pope Leo XIV.