Dark horse’ American cardinal succeeds Pope Francis to become 267th Pontiff - Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV ...

White smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel's chimney signals that Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope.

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled ...

Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, led the church into the modern world, emphasizing its moral authority beyond ...

Robert Prevost's new papal name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 6:09 p.m. Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the College of ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old from ...

And yet, the conclave that concluded today in Rome has chosen the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church: ...

Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde ...

Neomi De Anda, a theologian at the University of Dayton, explains the significance of having a pope from the Southern ...