Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88 after complications from a stroke and heart failure. Cardinals under 80 will vote in a closed conclave at the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Black ...

In a decision that has made history and sparked emotion across the globe, the Catholic Church has elected its first U.S. pope. Robert Prevost has been selected and taken the name Pope Leo XIV — a move ...

Reactions are pouring in after Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected the new Pope. Prevost, who will serve under the papal name of Pope Leo XIV, is the first American Pope. Robert G. Casey, ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

A chemical mixture is added to the cardinals' ballots to signal conclave vote. March 13, 2013— -- The world waited with bated breath for the election of a new pope, with all eyes fixed on the ...

Catholics across the world watched the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, waiting for the conclave to elect a new pope. Father Richard Kunst of St. James Parish in Duluth was one of many at the ...

White smoke appeared to billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel yesterday afternoon – despite cardinals failing twice to reach a verdict on the new pontiff. It was a sign that drew faithful into ...

Catholics across Central Florida are rejoicing after the conclave selected Chicago-born, Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV spent much of his life working as ...

The successor of Pope Francis has been selected. Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the first American pope. According to the Vatican, he will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. Start the day smarter ...

>> WHEN WHITE SMOKE APPEARED OVER THE VATICAN TODAY. THE STAFF HERE AT SAINT JOSEPH’S AND FAYETTEVILLE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT AND QUICKLY USHERED STUDENTS INTO THE GYM TO WITNESS THE MOMENT FOR THEMSELVES ...

As white smoke poured from the Vatican chimney, students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville headed to the gymnasium to await the news. Excitement turned to jubilation once they learned the ...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — In a decision that has made history and sparked emotion across the globe, the Catholic Church has elected its first U.S. pope. Robert Prevost has been selected and taken the name ...