American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University. Conclave's true stars? Two seagulls steal ...

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Many Catholics in the Northland were pleasantly surprised when the conclave selected an American to become the next Pope.

The cardinals voting inside the chapel were presumably unaware of the meme-worthy performance above their heads. View on ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

A mother and baby seagull shared a cute moment on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as white smoke came out of the chimney ...

During the entire papal conclave, seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney, delighting onlookers. See social ...

From Catholic school students doing a mock conclave to a baby named after an MLB pitcher meeting his namesake, here are some ...

Perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, three birds were the among the first to glimpse the white smoke signaling a new pope.