Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Vatican City: Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic ...

When that happens, white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black smoke is emitted instead, signaling that the conclave will resume with further ...

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

Cardinal Prevost ousted Cardinal Parolin in the fourth conclave vote by garnering cross-party support from progressive, ...